Ravi Kumar Singisetti
Ravi Kumar Singisetti | |
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| Born | 1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)[1] |
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| Occupation | CEO of Cognizant |
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Ravi Kumar Singisetti, also known as Ravi Kumar S and S Ravi Kumar,[3][4] 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
[edit]Ravi Kumar was born in India.[5] He earned an engineering degree at Shivaji University in Maharashtra and a Master of Business Administration degree at the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.[6][7]
Career
[edit]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[8] and has also worked for Publicis Sapient.[3]
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[9][10] and was named deputy chief operating officer in 2017.[8][11] He also served on the board of directors. During his tenure, Ravi Kumar oversaw business operations in India, China, Japan, and Latin America;[7] services related to consulting, digital transformation, engineering, and technology; and cloud and infrastructure, data and analytics, and "enterprise package applications service lines."[12][13]
Ravi Kumar became the chief executive officer of the U.S.-based IT company Cognizant in January 2023.[3][14][15] Ravi Kumar also serves on the company's board[10] and has been described as the highest paid Indian executive in the IT sector.[16][17]
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,[18] TransUnion,[19] and the United States Chamber of Commerce.[3][20] He became a board member of the U.S.–India Strategic Partnership Forum in 2024.[21][22] Ravi Kumar has also been a member of the Skills Consortium of the World Economic Forum[23] and the Manhattan chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization.[24]
Personal life
[edit]Ravi Kumar was based in Hyderabad when he joined Infosys in 2002. He has lived in Manhattan since 2014.[1][7]
References
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- ^ Rout, Hemant Kumar (9 January 2025). "Diaspora role crucial in achieving Viksit Bharat: Cognizant CEO". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ 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. 7 June 2023. OCLC 30000665. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Simhan, T E Raja (1 August 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 1 August 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "21 Indian-origin CEOs of billion dollar companies - Sundar Pichai". The Economic Times. The Times Group. 29 November 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. OCLC 61311680. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Sonavane, Gaurav (31 May 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 17 August 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Dhanrajani, Rachna Manojkumar (12 January 2023). "Cognizant appoints Indian-origin Ravi Kumar as CEO". Business Today. Living Media. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Infosys president Ravi Kumar S resigns after serving two decades". The Statesman. 12 October 2022. OCLC 1772961. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Haranas, Mark (12 January 2023). "Infosys President Becomes New Cognizant CEO with Plans to 'Unlock' Potential". CRN. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Cognizant appoints former Infosys president Ravi Kumar as CEO". The News Minute. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Infosys appoints Ravikumar S as Deputy COO". The Economic Times. 13 January 2017. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Todd, Daniel (17 January 2023). "Cognizant appoints former Infosys president Ravi Kumar as CEO". IT Pro. Future plc. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Ravi Kumar replaces Brian Humphries as Cognizant CEO". Fortune India. 1 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Cognizant names former Infosys president Ravi Kumar as CEO". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 13 January 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. OCLC 13119119. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Kovar, Joseph F. (7 February 2024). "Cognizant CEO: Growth Will Be Fueled by Large Deals, AI". CRN. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Vivek, Sonu (17 April 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 18 April 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Kumar, Abhijeet (16 April 2024). "TCS to Cognizant: Who is the highest paid CEO in Indian IT sector?". Business Standard. OCLC 496280002. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Board of Governors". New York Academy of Sciences. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Our Board of Directors". TransUnion. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Chamber Board of Directors". United States Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S joins USISPF as member of board of directors". Business Standard. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Board of Directors". US–India Strategic Partnership Forum. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Vaitheesvaran, Bharani (28 October 2022). "Infy veteran Ravi Kumar to play key role in top-deck succession at Cognizant: analysts". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Infosys president Ravi Kumar S resigns". Business Insider India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2024.