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Cognizant
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
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| ISIN | US1924461023 |
| Industry | Information technology consulting Outsourcing |
| Predecessor | Dun & Bradstreet |
| Founded | 26 January 1994 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1] |
| Founders | Kumar Mahadeva[2][3] |
| Headquarters | Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Ravi Kumar Singisetti (CEO) |
| Revenue |  US$19.42 billion (2022)[4] |
| US$3.01 billion (2022)[4] | |
| US$2.29 billion (2022)[4] | |
| Total assets | US$17.85 billion (2022)[4] |
| Total equity | US$12.30 billion (2022)[4] |
Number of employees | 336,300 (June 2024)[5] |
| Website | www |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is an American multinational IT consulting and outsourcing company.[6] It is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. Cognizant is part of the NASDAQ-100 and trades under CTSH. It was founded in Chennai, India, as an in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet in 1994,[7] and started serving external clients in 1996.[7] After a series of corporate reorganizations, there was an initial public offering in 1998.[8] Ravi Kumar Singisetti has been the CEO of the company since January 2023, replacing Brian Humphries.[9]
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- ^ "Cognizant Q2: PAT up 22% to $566 mn on flat revenue". BusinessLine. Chennai. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ https://www.cognizant.com/us/en/glossary/business-process-outsourcing
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chennai, BL (12 January 2023). "Cognizant appoints former Infosys president Prayag P as CEO, succeeds Brian Humphries". BusinessLine. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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