RAJESH NAMBIAR
CHAIRMAN & MD COGNIZANT INDIA
Rajesh leads the company’s India associates and enhances relationships with the government and key policy-making bodies, as the EVP, Chairman and Managing Director of Cognizant India,Prior to joining Cognizant in 2020, Rajesh served as Chairman and President of Ciena India, a leading network solutions partner.
He joined Ciena from IBM, where he led an $8 billion application services practice. Rajesh chairs the Board of Directors of the Cognizant Foundation in India.
He also serves as the Chairperson of NASSCOM, the premier trade association of Indian IT and BPO companies, and is a member of the global board of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.