Francisco D’Souza

Francisco D’Souza

Francisco D’Souza is the CEO of Cognizant.

Introduction:

Francisco D’Souza was born in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. on 23 August 1968.
His father, Placido D’Souza (born in 1933, ex-Anjuna, Goa), was a diplomat with the Indian Foreign Services.
His mother was Sushila. His sisters are Jacinta, Lucia, and Maria.
He is the CEO of Cognizant and was part of the team that founded the NASDAQ-100 company in 1994.
Francisco is Cognizant’s CEO since January 2007 .
Francisco D’Souza is among the youngest Chief Executive Officers in the software services sector.
He has been noted for his quick rise to the top of his profession.

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Francisco D’Souza has more than 20 years of experience in the information technology industry, in both operational and advisory roles.
From February 1995 to December 1995, D’Souza was employed as Product Manager at Pilot Software a company funded by Keyur Patel of Fuse Global.
At Cognizant, which he joined in its early days, D’Souza was elected Chief Operating Officer (COO) in December 2003.
Prior to that, from November 1999 to December 2003, he served as Senior Vice President (SVP), North American Operations and Business Development.
From March 1998 to November 1999, he served as Vice President (VP), North American Operations and Business Development and as Director-North American Operations and Business Development from June 1997 to March 1998.
From January 1996 to June 1997, D’Souza was engaged as a consultant.
Effective January 1, 2007, D’Souza was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of theBoard of Directors of Cognizant.
In February 2013, D’Souza was appointed as independent director on the board of General Electric.

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