<h1><span class="h3">John Kim</span></h1> <h5>Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary</h5>
<p>John Kim currently serves as Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary at Cognizant, a role he has held since February 2024. This title reflects his expanded responsibilities across the organization, including procurement and global real estate in February 2023, and corporate security in May 2023. John’s diverse portfolio of functions also includes legal, company secretary, compliance, regulatory, ESG, contract lifecycle risk management, and strategic negotiation.</p> <p>John joined Cognizant in November 2019 as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Global Commercial Contracts. He was appointed interim General Counsel in January 2021 and Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary in March 2021. Prior to joining Cognizant, he was the Global Head of Big Deals at Capgemini. His extensive legal career also includes serving as U.S. Counsel for WNS Global Services and General Counsel for Travelport, a leading travel technology company. Additionally, he has held general counsel positions with several technology services companies.</p> <p>John holds a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Columbia University and earned his law degree from Cornell Law School, where he was a member of the Cornell Law Review.</p>