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Executive authors

Latest insights from our executive leadership team.

Ravi Kumar S

Chief Executive Officer

Ravi Kumar S
Babak Hodjat

Chief AI Officer

Babak Hodjat
Kathy Diaz

Chief People Officer

Kathy Diaz
Surya Gummadi

President – Americas

Surya Gummadi
Manoj Mehta

Head of Cognizant Europe, Middle East and Africa

Manoj Mehta
Ganesh Ayyar

President – Asia Pacific & Japan and Industry Solutions Group

Ganesh Ayyar
Prasad Sankaran

President – AI Products and Platforms

Prasad Sankaran
John Kim

Chief Legal Officer, CAO and Corporate Secretary

John Kim
Thea Hayden

Chief Marketing Officer

Thea Hayden
Naveen Sharma

SVP and Global Practice Head, Data and AI

Naveen Sharma
Jatin Dalal

Chief Financial Officer

Jatin Dalal
Sandeep Bhasin

Global Head of Intuitive Operations and Automation

Sandeep Bhasin
Benjamin Wiener

Global Head of Cognizant Moment

Benjamin Wiener

Industry and service line authors

Meet the trailblazers who merge insight with leadership and inspire everyone at Cognizant to be our productive, innovative best.

Cognizant Research and Thought Leadership team

Our research and storytelling leaders’ global perspectives, deep industry experience and passion for innovation advance our clients’ businesses.

New work, new world 2026

Our freshly updated research on AI and jobs reveals disruption that is more extensive—and swift—than we anticipated three years ago.

New work, new world 2026
AI’s two-year timeline: The path to meeting the legacy modernization mandate

AI has turned legacy modernization into a burning issue. But slow progress on reducing tech debt is putting AI endeavors at risk.

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How to get ready for the agentic internet and the rise of agent experience

Get ready for the agentic internet by developing the design, technical and organizational capabilities needed to create a robust agent experience.

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Meet the team


Oliver O’Donoghue
Head of Cognizant Research
Thomas Rijo
Director, Cognizant Research
Duncan Roberts
Associate Director, Cognizant Research
Alexandria Quintana

Senior Manager, Cognizant Research

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