Francisco D'Souza

Not to be confused with Francisco de Souza.

Francisco D'Souza
Born (1968-08-23) 23 August 1968 (age 56)
Nairobi, Kenya
Alma materUniversity of Macau
Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation(s)Former CEO & Vice Chairman, Cognizant

Francisco D'Souza (born 23 August 1968[1]) is an Indian-American entrepreneur and businessman, who is the former CEO and Vice Chairman of Cognizant — a Fortune 200 global professional services company – co-founded[2] the NASDAQ-100 company in 1994. He succeeded Lakshmi Narayanan as the CEO in 2007[3] and in 2018 was appointed Vice Chairman, while continuing his role as the CEO till 1 April 2019.

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  2. ^ "How & why Cognizant's Francisco D'Souza will define India in 2012". The Economic Times. 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Terms of Service Violation". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 10 September 2018.