Kumar Mahadeva

Wijeyaraj (Kumar) Mahadeva , founder of Cognizant Technology Solutions in 1994, and Chairman and CEO until 2004, was the driving force behind one of the fastest-growing technology services companies in the world.Miami Beach, Florida

Wijeyaraj (Kumar) Mahadeva , founder of Cognizant Technology Solutions in 1994, and Chairman and CEO until 2004, was the driving force behind one of the fastest-growing technology services companies in the world. Following Cognizant, Kumar founded Kubera Partners, a publicly traded private equity fund investing in businesses that operate in the US-India corridor and is a managing partner with the fund. Prior to establishing Cognizant, Mr. Mahadeva was chairman of Dun & Bradstreet India and China, responsible for business development in the region.

He also worked at AT&T, where he was Director of Strategy and Corporate Development, and at McKinsey and Company, where he was a consultant to CEOs of information technology companies on issues related to corporate development, strategy and operations. He started his career in research and development at the British Broadcasting Corporation in London.