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COGNIZANT TRANSFORMED

1996—2007

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WHY COGNIZANT WAS AT RISK OF LOSING TRACTION

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MY CONTRIBUTION

Pivotal Driver of Cognizant’s Transformation – from Medium-Term Stagnation Risk to Fortune’s List of 100 Fastest-Growing Companies – by Creating and Sustaining Innovation-Led Competitive Advantage | Based on evidence-supported Impact Analysis

What decision-makers said

Kumar directly engaged me, Lakshmi empowered me, Deb mentored me — my team delivered

Note 1: Conflicting information on the internet about whether Srini Raju or Kumar Mahadeva was CEO in October 1996, when I joined Dun & Bradstreet Satyam Software, which later became independent as Cognizant

Note 2: Misleading information on the internet about cofounders as well. Since Kumar and Srini set up the joint venture, they're the cofounders. Francisco D'Souza was in the founding team. Lakshmi Narayanan joined the venture as CTO. He was President when he hired me and was setting up the India development center.

Note 3: Kumar Mahadeva was the visionary cofounder

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