Ravi Kumar
Summary
Ravi Kumar has served as Cognizant’s Chief Executive Officer and a director since January 2023, after leading Infosys’s global services organization. ([cognizant.com](https://www.cognizant.com/us/en/about-cognizant/corporate-governance/leadership-team/ravi-kumar-s))
Biography
Ravi Kumar is a technology-services executive who became Cognizant’s CEO in January 2023. Before joining Cognizant, he was President of Infosys from 2016 to 2022, where he led the global services organization across industry segments and chaired the boards of several Infosys subsidiaries. ([cognizant.com](https://www.cognizant.com/us/en/about-cognizant/corporate-governance/leadership-team/ravi-kumar-s)) Earlier in his career, Kumar held roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cambridge Technology Partners, Oracle, Sapient and Infosys; Cognizant also identifies his early career as including work as a nuclear scientist at India’s Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. He holds an engineering degree from Shivaji University and an MBA from Xavier Institute of Management in India. Kumar serves on the boards of TransUnion and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and is involved with the New York Academy of Sciences and the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum. ([cognizant.com](https://www.cognizant.com/us/en/about-cognizant/corporate-governance/leadership-team/ravi-kumar-s))
Notable achievements
- Oversaw Cognizant’s 2024 return to revenue growth, with 29 large deals closed during the year. ([investors.cognizant.com](https://investors.cognizant.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2025/Cognizant-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2024-Results/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
- Advanced an AI-led strategy, including the 2024 launch of a generative-AI Innovation Assistant with Microsoft. ([investors.cognizant.com](https://investors.cognizant.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2024/Cognizant-unveils-gen-AI-powered-Innovation-Assistant-in-collaboration-with-Microsoft-empowering-Cognizants-employees-to-innovate/?utm_source=openai))
- Expanded Cognizant’s capabilities through the acquisitions of Thirdera and Belcan in 2024. ([investors.cognizant.com](https://investors.cognizant.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2025/Cognizant-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2024-Results/default.aspx?utm_source=openai))
- Was included in TIME’s 2025 AI 100 list of influential figures in artificial intelligence. ([news.cognizant.com](https://news.cognizant.com/2025-08-28-Cognizant-CEO-Ravi-Kumar-S-Named-to-the-2025-TIME-100-AI-List?utm_source=openai))
Problem areas / controversies
- During his tenure, a U.S. jury found Cognizant liable for discriminatory conduct toward non-South Asian and non-Indian employees; the company said it intended to appeal. The case concerned company employment practices rather than a personal finding against Kumar. ([hindustantimes.com](https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/cognizant-discriminated-against-non-indian-workers-us-jury-says-101728362864355-amp.html?utm_source=openai))
- Cognizant subsidiary TriZetto sued Infosys over alleged misuse of healthcare-software trade secrets, while Infosys later filed counterclaims naming Kumar and alleging anticompetitive conduct; these remain allegations in competing lawsuits, not established findings of wrongdoing. ([theregister.com](https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/26/cognizant_subsidiary_sues_infosys_for/?utm_source=openai))
- Public reporting has provided limited evidence of personal controversy involving Kumar beyond disputes connected to Cognizant’s corporate conduct and litigation.