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At every level, our visionary leaders deliver insights that draw upon the power of Cognizant to improve everyday life and lead our clients forward.

<h3>Executive authors</h3> <p>Latest insights from our executive leadership team.</p>
Ravi Kumar S
Ravi Kumar S

Chief Executive Officer

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Babak Hodjat
Babak Hodjat

Chief AI Officer

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Kathy Diaz
Kathy Diaz

Chief People Officer

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Surya Gummadi
Surya Gummadi

President – Americas

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Manoj Mehta
Manoj Mehta

Head of Cognizant Europe, Middle East and Africa

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Ganesh Ayyar
Ganesh Ayyar

President – Asia Pacific & Japan and Industry Solutions Group

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Prasad Sankaran
Prasad Sankaran

President – AI Products and Platforms

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John Kim
John Kim

Chief Legal Officer, CAO and Corporate Secretary

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Thea Hayden
Thea Hayden

Chief Marketing Officer

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Naveen Sharma

SVP and Global Practice Head, Data and AI

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Jatin Dalal
Jatin Dalal

Chief Financial Officer

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Sandeep Bhasin
Sandeep Bhasin

Global Head of Intuitive Operations and Automation

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Benjamin Wiener
Benjamin Wiener

Global Head of Cognizant Moment

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<h3>Industry and service line authors</h3> <p>Meet the trailblazers who merge insight with leadership and inspire everyone at Cognizant to be our productive, innovative best.</p>
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Amir Banifatemi

Chief Responsible AI Officer

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Andreas Golze

Global Head of Quality Engineering & Assurance

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Andreea Roberts

VP, Technology, Business Process Services and Industry Solutions Marketing

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Anurag Sinha

Market Leader for Comms, Media & Entertainment

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Bryan Hill

VP, Digital Health and Innovation, Life Sciences

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Colville Wood

Chief Technology Officer, Insurance, UK&I

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Craig Weber

Head of Strategy, Insurance

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David Ingham

Client Partner, Media, Entertainment & Sport

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Diptesh Singh

Global Leader, Data & AI Management

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Ed Merchant

VP, Banking and Capital Markets

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John Mcvay

Head of Digital Experience Solutions

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Maged Wassim

VP, Middle East Market Lead

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Manoj Mathew

VP, Advisory-Engineering, Industry 4.0 & Sustainability

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Meena Athinathan

VP and SBU Head, Americas BFS Commercial

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Mike Turner

VP, Software and Platform Engineering

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Nageswar Cherukupalli

SVP & BU Head, BCM and Strategic Initiatives

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Neal Ramasamy

Chief Information Officer

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Niraj Seth

VP, Head of Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy and Utilities

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Philip Matthews

VP, Retail & Consumer Goods

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Philip Smith

Global Head, Sustainability Advisory

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Pramod Bijani

EVP, Software and Platform Engineering

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Raj Ramaswamy

Assistant Vice President

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Rohit Alimchandani

VP, Head of Life Sciences

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Sandeep Upadhyay

Global Offerings Leader, Data & AI

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Sanjay Subramanian

Senior Vice President and Head of Healthcare Payer Business

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Sashi Padarthy

Strategy and Growth Leader, Provider/Payvider Business

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Scott Johnson

Chief Technology Officer, TriZetto

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Scott TumSuden

VP & Global Managing Partner, Retail

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Shveta Arora

SVP, Global Consulting and Client Experience

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Stephanie Wan

VP, Strategy (Idea Couture)

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Stig Martin Fiskå

Head of Cognizant Ocean

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Sushant Warikoo

SVP & Business Unit Head, Retail

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Syama Sundar Peesapati

SBU Head, Energy & Utilities

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Tia Eady

Global Head of Innovation and Transformation, Digital Engineering

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Tobi Young

VP, Government Affairs & Legal

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Vijay Anand

Vice President, Communications & Media

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<h3>Cognizant Research and Thought Leadership team</h3> <p>Our research and storytelling leaders’ global perspectives, deep industry experience and passion for innovation advance our clients’ businesses.</p>
New work, new world 2026
New work, new world 2026

Our freshly updated research on AI and jobs reveals disruption that is more extensive—and swift—than we anticipated three years ago.

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AI’s two-year timeline: The path to meeting the legacy modernization mandate

AI has turned legacy modernization into a burning issue. But slow progress on reducing tech debt is putting AI endeavors at risk.

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How to get ready for the agentic internet and the rise of agent experience

Get ready for the agentic internet by developing the design, technical and organizational capabilities needed to create a robust agent experience.

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<h4>Meet the team</h4>
<h5><span class="text-bold">Oliver O’Donoghue</span><br> <span class="h6 text-regular"><sup>Head of Cognizant Research</sup></span></h5> <h5><span class="text-bold">Thomas Rijo<br> </span><span class="h6 text-regular"><sup>Director, Cognizant Research</sup></span></h5> <h5><span class="text-bold">Duncan Roberts</span><br> <span class="h6 text-regular"><sup>Associate Director, Cognizant Research</sup></span></h5> <h5><span class="text-bold">Alexandria Quintana
</span><br> <span class="h6 text-regular"><sup>Senior Manager, Cognizant Research</sup></span></h5> <h5><span class="text-bold">Mary Brandel</span><br> <span class="h6 text-regular"><sup>Editor</sup></span></h5> <h5><span class="text-bold">Lynne LaCascia</span><br> <span class="h6 text-regular"><sup>Head of Brand, Thought Leadership &amp; Research</sup></span></h5>