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Cognizant
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
NASDAQ: CTSH. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation functions as a global professional services firm, delivering a comprehensive suite of consulting, technology, and outsourcing solutions across North America, Europe, and other international…
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02
- SEC CIK
- 0001058290
- Website
- www.cognizant.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Ravi Kumar SSince Feb 12, 2026
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- Not published8 directors published
- Published claims
- 606 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 280 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 6 distinct sources and 28 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
DIRECTOR APPOINTED
Abraham Bram Schot seat on Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
EffectiveEffective Apr 17, 2026E3
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVP, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | Alina Kerdman | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE18 |
| President - Intuitive Operations and Automation and Industry Solutions | Balu Ganesh Ayyar | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE19 |
| Chief Financial Officer | Jatin Dalal | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE20 |
| Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | Joseph Kim | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE22 |
| Chief People Officer | Kathryn Diaz | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE23 |
| President - Operations and Managing Director, Cognizant India | Rajesh Varrier | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE24 |
| Chief Executive Officer | Ravi Kumar S | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE25 |
| President - Americas | Surya Gummadi | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE26 |
| Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary | John Kim | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE21 |
Board of directors
Evidence8 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Bram Schot | Independence not published | 2026 | Finance and StrategyFinance and Strategy; Governance and SustainabilityGovernance and Sustainability | Source reportedE3 |
| John M. Dineen | Independence not published | 2026 | AuditAudit; Finance and StrategyFinance and Strategy | Source reportedE6 |
| Joseph M. Velli | Independence not published | 2026 | AuditAudit; Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital | Source reportedE8 |
| Leo S. Mackay, Jr. | Independence not published | 2026 | AuditAudit; Compensation and Human Capital · ChairCompensation and Human Capital, chair | Source reportedE10 |
| Michael Patsalos-Fox | Independence not published | 2026 | Finance and StrategyFinance and Strategy; Governance and SustainabilityGovernance and Sustainability | Source reportedE11 |
| Ravi Kumar S | Independence not published | 2026 | None published | Source reportedE13 |
| Sandra S. Wijnberg | Independence not published | 2026 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Finance and StrategyFinance and Strategy | Source reportedE14 |
| Zein Abdalla | Independence not published | 2026 | Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital; Governance and Sustainability · ChairGovernance and Sustainability, chair | Source reportedE17 |
| Archana Deskus | Independence not published | Not published | AuditAudit; Finance and StrategyFinance and Strategy | Source reportedE4 |
| Eric Branderiz | Independence not published | Not published | AuditAudit; Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital | Source reportedE5 |
| John N. Fox | Independence not published | Not published | None published | Source reportedE7 |
| Karima Silvent | Independence not published | Not published | Compensation and Human Capital | Source reportedE9 |
| Nella Domenici | Independence not published | Not published | None published | Source reportedE12 |
| Stephen J. Rohleder | Independence not published | Not published | Finance and StrategyFinance and Strategy; Governance and SustainabilityGovernance and Sustainability | Source reportedE15 |
| Vinita Bali | Independence not published | Not published | Compensation and Human CapitalCompensation and Human Capital; Governance and SustainabilityGovernance and Sustainability | Source reportedE16 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Sandra S. Wijnberg | Sandra S. Wijnberg, Archana Deskus, Eric Branderiz, John M. Dineen, Joseph M. Velli, Leo S. Mackay, Jr. | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Finance and Strategy | Not published | Sandra S. Wijnberg | financial, strategic |
| Audit; Compensation and Human Capital | Not published | Eric Branderiz, Joseph M. Velli | human_capital, financial |
| Audit; Compensation and Human Capital · Chair | Not published | Leo S. Mackay, Jr. | human_capital, financial |
| Audit; Finance and Strategy | Not published | Archana Deskus, John M. Dineen | financial, strategic |
| Compensation and Human Capital | Leo S. Mackay, Jr. | Leo S. Mackay, Jr., Eric Branderiz, Joseph M. Velli, Karima Silvent, Vinita Bali, Zein Abdalla | human_capital, financial |
| Compensation and Human Capital; Governance and Sustainability | Not published | Vinita Bali | human_capital, financial |
| Compensation and Human Capital; Governance and Sustainability · Chair | Not published | Zein Abdalla | human_capital, financial |
| Finance and Strategy | Not published | Abraham Bram Schot, Archana Deskus, John M. Dineen, Michael Patsalos-Fox, Sandra S. Wijnberg, Stephen J. Rohleder | financial, strategic |
| Finance and Strategy; Governance and Sustainability | Not published | Abraham Bram Schot, Michael Patsalos-Fox, Stephen J. Rohleder | financial, strategic |
| Governance and Sustainability | Zein Abdalla | Zein Abdalla, Abraham Bram Schot, Michael Patsalos-Fox, Stephen J. Rohleder, Vinita Bali | Not described in the published record |
Committee RecordAudit: Chair Sandra S. Wijnberg; Members Sandra S. Wijnberg (Chair); Archana Deskus; Eric Branderiz; John M. Dineen; Joseph M. Velli; Leo S. Mackay, Jr.
Committee AppointmentSandra S. Wijnberg: chair, Audit
Committee AppointmentArchana Deskus: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentEric Branderiz: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentJohn M. Dineen: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentJoseph M. Velli: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentLeo S. Mackay, Jr.: member, Audit
Committee RecordCompensation and Human Capital: Chair Leo S. Mackay, Jr.; Members Leo S. Mackay, Jr. (Chair); Eric Branderiz; Joseph M. Velli; Karima Silvent; Vinita Bali; Zein Abdalla
Committee AppointmentLeo S. Mackay, Jr.: chair, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentEric Branderiz: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentJoseph M. Velli: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentKarima Silvent: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentVinita Bali: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee AppointmentZein Abdalla: member, Compensation and Human Capital
Committee RecordFinance and Strategy: Chair not stated; Members Abraham Bram Schot; Archana Deskus; John M. Dineen; Michael Patsalos-Fox; Sandra S. Wijnberg; Stephen J. Rohleder
Committee AppointmentAbraham Bram Schot: member, Finance and Strategy
Committee AppointmentArchana Deskus: member, Finance and Strategy
Committee AppointmentJohn M. Dineen: member, Finance and Strategy
Committee AppointmentMichael Patsalos-Fox: member, Finance and Strategy
Committee AppointmentSandra S. Wijnberg: member, Finance and Strategy
Committee AppointmentStephen J. Rohleder: member, Finance and Strategy
Committee RecordGovernance and Sustainability: Chair Zein Abdalla; Members Zein Abdalla (Chair); Abraham Bram Schot; Michael Patsalos-Fox; Stephen J. Rohleder; Vinita Bali
Committee AppointmentZein Abdalla: chair, Governance and Sustainability
Committee AppointmentAbraham Bram Schot: member, Governance and Sustainability
Committee AppointmentMichael Patsalos-Fox: member, Governance and Sustainability
Committee AppointmentStephen J. Rohleder: member, Governance and Sustainability
Committee AppointmentVinita Bali: member, Governance and Sustainability
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerRavi Kumar S, Chief Executive Officer, from Feb 12, 2026
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceIndex MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Security ListingCTSH (NASDAQ)
Index memberships1 membership attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPX
Source reportedAs of Oct 16, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NASDAQ: CTSH | current | Nov 17, 2006 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Official Websitehttps://www.cognizant.com
Published FactUS
Published FactIndustrials
Published FactInformation Technology Services
Published Facthttps://www.cognizant.com
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Alina KerdmanSVP, Controller and Chief Accounting Officercompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:24
- Balu Ganesh AyyarPresident - Intuitive Operations and Automation and Industry Solutionscompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:25
- Jatin DalalChief Financial Officercompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:26
- Joseph KimChief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretarycompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:28
- Kathryn DiazChief People Officercompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:29
- Rajesh VarrierPresident - Operations and Managing Director, Cognizant Indiacompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:30
- Ravi Kumar SChief Executive Officer; Directorcompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:31, company:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:19
- Surya GummadiPresident - Americascompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:32
- John KimChief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretarycompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:27
- Abraham Bram SchotDirectorcompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:9
- John M. DineenDirectorcompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:12
- Joseph M. VelliDirectorcompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:14
- Leo S. Mackay, Jr.Directorcompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:16
- Michael Patsalos-FoxDirectorcompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:17
- Sandra S. WijnbergDirectorcompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:20
- Zein AbdallaDirectorcompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:23
- Archana DeskusMembercompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:10
- Eric BranderizMembercompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:11
- John N. FoxMembercompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:13
- Karima SilventMembercompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:15
- Nella DomeniciMembercompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:18
- Stephen J. RohlederMembercompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:21
- Vinita BaliMembercompany:1f10e45e-1d25-4833-9e99-6a9f19698e02:leadership_role:22
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 28 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-12). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Apr 17, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Apr 18, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Apr 18, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Apr 17, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Apr 18, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Apr 17, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Apr 18, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Apr 17, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Apr 17, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Apr 18, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Apr 17, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec filing. Published Apr 17, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15sec filing. Published Apr 18, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E16sec filing. Published Apr 18, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E17sec filing. Published Apr 17, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E18sec filing. Published Feb 12, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E19sec filing. Published Feb 12, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E20sec filing. Published Feb 12, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E21CTSH executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E22sec filing. Published Feb 12, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E23sec filing. Published Feb 12, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E24sec filing. Published Feb 12, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E25sec filing. Published Feb 12, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E26sec filing. Published Feb 12, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E27board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 27 Claims.
- E28Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Abraham Bram Schot seat on Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- John M. Dineen seat on Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- Joseph M. Velli seat on Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- Leo S. Mackay, Jr. seat on Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- Michael Patsalos-Fox seat on Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- Ravi Kumar S seat on Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- Sandra S. Wijnberg seat on Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- Zein Abdalla seat on Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- Audit · Chair; Finance and Strategy committee of Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- Sandra S. Wijnberg member of Audit · Chair; Finance and Strategy, effective 2026-04-17.
- Joseph M. Velli member of Audit; Compensation and Human Capital, effective 2026-04-17.
- Audit; Compensation and Human Capital · Chair committee of Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- Leo S. Mackay, Jr. member of Audit; Compensation and Human Capital · Chair, effective 2026-04-17.
- John M. Dineen member of Audit; Finance and Strategy, effective 2026-04-17.
- Compensation and Human Capital; Governance and Sustainability · Chair committee of Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- Zein Abdalla member of Compensation and Human Capital; Governance and Sustainability · Chair, effective 2026-04-17.
- Finance and Strategy; Governance and Sustainability committee of Cognizant, effective 2026-04-17.
- Abraham Bram Schot member of Finance and Strategy; Governance and Sustainability, effective 2026-04-17.
- Michael Patsalos-Fox member of Finance and Strategy; Governance and Sustainability, effective 2026-04-17.
- Alina Kerdman executive of Cognizant, effective 2026-02-12.
- Balu Ganesh Ayyar executive of Cognizant, effective 2026-02-12.
- Jatin Dalal executive of Cognizant, effective 2026-02-12.
- Joseph Kim executive of Cognizant, effective 2026-02-12.
- Kathryn Diaz executive of Cognizant, effective 2026-02-12.
- Rajesh Varrier executive of Cognizant, effective 2026-02-12.
- Ravi Kumar S executive of Cognizant, effective 2026-02-12.
- Surya Gummadi executive of Cognizant, effective 2026-02-12.