Francisco D'Souza
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Francisco D'Souza is the next President and CEO of Cognizant Technology Solutions. He will take over from Lakshmi Narayanan who will be promoted as Vice Chairman.
Francisco was also a 2002 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.
[edit] Background
Francisco D'Souza has 15 years of experience in the information technology industry, in both operational and advisory roles. At Cognizant, which he joined in its early days, Francisco oversees much of the operations and business development of the company. He works closely with Cognizant clients who are using offshore resources to execute large software development and maintenance projects. Francisco spent the previous four years of his career at various divisions of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, holding key positions in marketing, strategic planning, and new business development in Germany, the US and India.
Francisco was born in Kenya and has traveled widely in countries ranging from Panama to Hong Kong where he obtained his Bachelor's degree from the University of East Asia. He later received an MBA from CMU.
