Ravi Kumar S — CEO
In my role as CEO of Cognizant, I have the privilege of leading more than 350,000 super-motivated associates across the world who are dedicated to living our company’s purpose: We engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life. The Cognizant brand carries the tagline intuition engineered. This is our promise to engineer clients’ businesses so they can anticipate and meet their customers’ needs with the insight and speed of intuition. With a belief that we are all in the golden era of technology where software is the new alchemy for every business and every Industry is a technology Industry, Cognizant’s purpose resonates with me. I’m excited to come to work each day to collaborate with our teams to innovate for our clients, who are among the world’s largest enterprises, and ensure their continuing relevance to their customers. I am passionate about what advanced technologies, intelligently applied, can do to transform industries, enterprises, governments, and society. I also believe that diversity powers the world. Increasing diversity is a sign of health—in organizations, ecosystems, and the world in general. Therefore, I’m determined to intensify our effort to build a workplace that is warm, welcoming, equitable, and inclusive. Over my long career in IT services, I have come to appreciate the importance of listening, learning, acting, and leading with positive energy and optimism. As I lead Cognizant on a journey to reaccelerate growth and drive shareholder value, I have committed to all of our associates that I will make this new chapter in Cognizant’s 27-year history the most exciting phase of their professional careers.
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Location: New York, New York, United States
Experience: 32 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Leadership
- Strategic Consulting
- Business Strategy
Career Highlights
- Led Cognizant's global team of over 350,000 associates.
- Passionate about leveraging advanced technologies for transformation.
- Committed to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Work Experience
USISPF
Board Member (2 yrs 4 mos)
Cognizant
Chief Executive Officer (3 yrs 4 mos)
TransUnion
Independent Director (3 yrs 10 mos)
International Tennis Hall of Fame
Board of Governors (3 yrs 6 mos)
US Chamber of Commerce
Member Board Of Directors (4 yrs 6 mos)
Digimarc
Independent Board member (1 yr 10 mos)
The New York Academy of Sciences
Board Of Governors (5 yrs 8 mos)
AdvanceCT
Member Board Of Directors (2 yrs 2 mos)
Infosys Foundation USA
Chair Of The Board Of Trustees (5 yrs)
Infosys BPM
Chairman of the Board (5 yrs 2 mos)
Infosys Public Services
Chairman of the Board (5 yrs 2 mos)
Infosys
President (6 yrs 9 mos)
President (10 mos)
Executive Vice President, Global Head: Insurance, HealthCare, Cards & Payments Business Unit (8 mos)
Member-Executive Council (5 mos)
Senior Vice President & Global Head: Insurance, Cards & Payments Unit, Global Oracle Practice Leader (8 mos)
Snr. Vice President, Global Head: Oracle Practice & Head: Hyderabad Development Center (11 yrs)
Infosys Ltd
Senior Vice President & Global Head: Consulting & Systems Integration, Manufacturing Vertical Group (2 yrs 2 mos)
Sapient Corporation
Director, CRM and SCM Value Sets (0 mo)
Oracle Corporation
Business Head, CRM License Sales, South East Asia (2 yrs)
Cambridge technology partners
Associate Director & CRM Service Line Manager (1 yr)
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Senior Consultant (3 yrs)
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Scientist C (3 yrs)
Education
MBA at Xavier Institute of Management(XIM Bhubaneswar)
Bachelors in Engineering at Shivaji University
