Cognizant
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Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is an American multinational information technology services and consulting company. It is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. Cognizant is part of the NASDAQ-100 and trades under CTSH. It was founded as an in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet in 1994,[6] and started serving external clients in 1996.[6]
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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; 30 years ago (1994-01-26) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[1] |
Founders | Kumar Mahadeva Francisco D'Souza[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 | 355,300 (Q42022)[5] |
Website | www |
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After a series of corporate reorganizations, there was an initial public offering in 1998.[7]
Ravi Kumar Singisetti has been the CEO of the company since January 2023, replacing Brian Humphries.[8]