Kumar Mahadeva is the founder and former CEO of Cognizant Technology Solutions, a multinational technology company specializing in IT services and consulting.
Born in Sri Lanka, Mahadeva received his undergraduate degree from the University of London and later earned a Master's in Business Administration from Harvard University. He worked for AT&T and McKinsey & Company before starting Cognizant.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, commonly known as Cognizant, is a multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company. Founded by Kumar Mahadeva in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant provides a wide range of IT, business process outsourcing (BPO), and consulting services to clients across various industries, including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and technology.
Key aspects of Cognizant include: