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Ravi Kumar Singisetti
Born1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)[1]
India
Alma mater
OccupationCEO of Cognizant
Board member of

Ravi Kumar Singisetti, also known as Ravi Kumar S and S Ravi Kumar,[2][3] is the chief executive officer of the U.S.-based multinational information technology services company Cognizant. Previously, he was the president of the Indian company Infosys, and earlier in his career, he was a nuclear scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and worked for Cambridge Technology Partners, Oracle, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Publicis Sapient.

In addition to Cognizant and Infosys, Ravi Kumar has also served on the boards of Digimarc, the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the New York Academy of Sciences, TransUnion, and the United States Chamber of Commerce.

Early life and education

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Ravi Kumar was born in India.[4] He earned an engineering degree at Shivaji University in Maharashtra and a Master of Business Administration degree at the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.[5][6]

Career

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Early in his career, Ravi Kumar was a nuclear scientist for approximately three years, working on reactors at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai starting in 1991.[1] He became a senior consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and was an associate director at Cambridge Technology Partners. He worked at Oracle from 2000 to 2002[7] and has also worked for Publicis Sapient.[2]

Ravi Kumar worked at the Indian information technology (IT) company Infosys for approximately twenty years, starting in 2002.[1] He served as the company's president from January 2016 to October 2022[8][9] and was named deputy chief operating officer in 2017.[7][10] He also served on the board of directors. During his tenure, Ravi Kumar oversaw business operations in India, China, Japan, and Latin America;[6] services related to consulting, digital transformation, engineering, and technology; and cloud and infrastructure, data and analytics, and "enterprise package applications service lines."[11][12]

Ravi Kumar became the chief executive officer of the U.S.-based IT company Cognizant in January 2023.[2][13][14] Ravi Kumar also serves on the company's board[9] and has been described as the highest paid Indian executive in the IT sector.[15][16]

In addition to Infosys and Cognizant, Ravi Kumar has served on the boards of Digimarc, the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the New York Academy of Sciences,[17] TransUnion,[18] and the United States Chamber of Commerce.[2][19] He became a board member of the U.S.–India Strategic Partnership Forum in 2024.[20][21] Ravi Kumar has also been a member of the Skills Consortium of the World Economic Forum[22] and the Manhattan chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization.[23]

Personal life

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Ravi Kumar was based in Hyderabad when he joined Infosys in 2002. He has lived in Manhattan since 2014.[1][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Janardhan, Arun (November 8, 2024). "Ravi Kumar S. of Cognizant: The hungry CEO". Mint. HT Media. Archived from the original on November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Meet Ravi Kumar S, Cognizant CEO whose annual salary is four times more than Mukesh Ambani's last actual salary". The Financial Express. Indian Express Limited. June 7, 2023. OCLC 30000665. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Simhan, T E Raja (August 1, 2024). "We leveraged headroom in staff optimisation: Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar". Business Line. The Hindu Group. ISSN 0971-7528. OCLC 456162874. Archived from the original on August 1, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "21 Indian-origin CEOs of billion dollar companies - Sundar Pichai". The Economic Times. The Times Group. November 29, 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. OCLC 61311680. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Sonavane, Gaurav (May 31, 2023). "All you need to know about Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S whose annual salary is 4 times more than Mukesh Ambani's last actual salary". GQ. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Dhanrajani, Rachna Manojkumar (January 12, 2023). "Cognizant appoints Indian-origin Ravi Kumar as CEO". Business Today. Living Media. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Infosys president Ravi Kumar S resigns after serving two decades". The Statesman. October 12, 2022. OCLC 1772961. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Haranas, Mark (January 12, 2023). "Infosys President Becomes New Cognizant CEO with Plans to 'Unlock' Potential". CRN. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Cognizant appoints former Infosys president Ravi Kumar as CEO". The News Minute. January 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "Infosys appoints Ravikumar S as Deputy COO". The Economic Times. January 13, 2017. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  11. ^ Todd, Daniel (January 17, 2023). "Cognizant appoints former Infosys president Ravi Kumar as CEO". IT Pro. Future plc. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "Ravi Kumar replaces Brian Humphries as Cognizant CEO". Fortune India. January 1, 2023. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Cognizant names former Infosys president Ravi Kumar as CEO". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. January 13, 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. OCLC 13119119. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  14. ^ Kovar, Joseph F. (February 7, 2024). "Cognizant CEO: Growth Will Be Fueled by Large Deals, AI". CRN. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  15. ^ Vivek, Sonu (April 17, 2024). "Who are top paid Indian IT CEOs as Cognizant's Ravi Singisetti leads the list". India Today. Living Media. ISSN 0254-8399. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  16. ^ Kumar, Abhijeet (April 16, 2024). "TCS to Cognizant: Who is the highest paid CEO in Indian IT sector?". Business Standard. OCLC 496280002. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  17. ^ "Board of Governors". New York Academy of Sciences. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  18. ^ "Our Board of Directors". TransUnion. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  19. ^ "U.S. Chamber Board of Directors". United States Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  20. ^ "Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S joins USISPF as member of board of directors". Business Standard. March 5, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  21. ^ "Board of Directors". US–India Strategic Partnership Forum. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  22. ^ Vaitheesvaran, Bharani (October 28, 2022). "Infy veteran Ravi Kumar to play key role in top-deck succession at Cognizant: analysts". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  23. ^ "Infosys president Ravi Kumar S resigns". Business Insider India. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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