Cognizant

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
Company typePublic
ISINUS1924461023
IndustryInformation technology consulting
Outsourcing
PredecessorDun & Bradstreet
Founded26 January 1994 (1994-01-26) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
FoundersKumar Mahadeva
Francisco D'Souza[2][3]
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ravi Kumar Singisetti (CEO)
RevenueIncrease US$19.42 billion (2022)[4]
Increase US$3.01 billion (2022)[4]
Increase US$2.29 billion (2022)[4]
Total assetsIncrease US$17.85 billion (2022)[4]
Total equityIncrease US$12.30 billion (2022)[4]
Number of employees
355,300 (Q42022)[5]
Websitewww.cognizant.com

Cognizant is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company. It is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. Cognizant is part of the NASDAQ-100 and trades under CTSH. It was founded as an in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet in 1994,[6] and started serving external clients in 1996.[6]

After a series of corporate reorganizations, there was an initial public offering in 1998.[7]

Ravi Kumar Singisetti has been the CEO of the company since January 2023, replacing Brian Humphries.[8]

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  2. ^ "Cognizant founder Mahadeva to retire". Economic Times. 22 December 2003. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Cognizant's co-founder to step down from board". Livemint. 6 February 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2022 Annual results" (PDF). Cognizant. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Investor Relations | Cognizant". 2 February 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b Mishra, Pankaj (21 March 2013). "Cognizant's Francisco D'Souza: The horizon chaser". Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  7. ^ Newswires, Dow Jones (20 June 1998). "Cognizant, Interplay IPOs Meet With Weak Demand". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. ^ Bureau, BL Chennai (12 January 2023). "Cognizant appoints former Infosys president Ravi Kumar as CEO, succeeds Brian Humphries". BusinessLine. Retrieved 3 November 2023.