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{{Infobox person
| name = Francisco D'Souza
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|8|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]]
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| occupation = Former CEO & Vice Chairman, [[Cognizant]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Macau]]<br>[[Carnegie Mellon University]]
}}
'''Francisco D'Souza''' (born 23 August 1968<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/WWtrnG1bQKGBSbKZFxNhnL/Francisco-D8217Souza--Unique-strategies-for-a-flat-world.html|title=Francisco D'Souza {{!}} Unique strategies for a flat world - Livemint|website=www.livemint.com|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>) is an [[Indian American]] entrepreneur and businessman, who is the former [[CEO]] and Vice Chairman of [[Cognizant]] — a Fortune 200 global professional services company – co-founded<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/how-why-cognizants-francisco-dsouza-will-define-india-in-2012/articleshow/11317105.cms|title=How & why Cognizant's Francisco D'Souza will define India in 2012|date=2012|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref> the [[NASDAQ-100]] company in 1994. He succeeded [[Lakshmi Narayanan]] as the CEO in 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=386042&privcapId=386024|title=Terms of Service Violation|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref> and in 2018 was appointed Vice Chairman, while continuing his role as the CEO till 1 April 2019.

==Biography==
Francisco was born in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]] as the son of Placido D'Souza<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Francisco-DSouzas-meteoric-rise-Inevitably-outside-Goa/articleshow/19136720.cms|title=Francisco D'Souza's meteoric rise. Inevitably outside Goa? - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>—an [[Indian Foreign Service]]s officer and diplomat— and Sushila.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2007/March/issue2/|title=Goan Voice UK: Newsletter. Issue 2006-01. Aug. 25, 2006|website=www.goanvoice.org.uk|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref> He spent his childhood in 11 countries and went on to do a [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] from [[University of East Asia Macau]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/meet-10-indian-origin-ceos-ruling-the-technology-industry/francisco-dsouza-ceo-cognizant/photostory/53708173.cms|title=Francisco D'Souza, CEO, Cognizant - Meet 9 Indian-origin CEOs 'ruling' the technology industry {{!}} The Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref> and a [[Master of Business Administration]] from [[Carnegie Mellon University]].<ref name=":1" /> He has three sisters, Jacinta, Lucia and Maria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://goanet-news.goanet.narkive.com/PoNIFUYf/condolences-sushila-d-souza-wife-of-placido-d-souza|title=CONDOLENCES: Sushila D'Souza, wife of Placido D'Souza|website=goanet-news.goanet.narkive.com|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>

==Career==
After his graduation from [[Tepper School of Business]] ([[Carnegie Mellon University]]), Francisco joined [[Dun & Bradstreet]] as a management associate in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/cmtoday/issues/april-2010-issue/feature-stories/young-and-restless/index.html|title=Young and Restless {{!}} Carnegie Mellon Today|website=www.cmu.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref> [[Cognizant]] began in 1994 as an in-house project of [[Dun & Bradstreet]], led by Francisco. During the years from 1996, he held various leadership roles at Cognizant. He was elevated to CEO and joined the [[Board of Directors]] of [[Cognizant]] in January 2007, and promoted to the Vice Chairman of the Board in June 2018.<ref name=Cog1>{{Cite news|url=https://news.cognizant.com/2018-06-13-Francisco-DSouza-Named-Vice-Chairman-of-Cognizant-Board-of-Directors-in-Addition-to-Chief-Executive-Officer|title=Francisco D'Souza Named Vice Chairman of Cognizant Board of Directors in Addition to Chief Executive Officer|work=News {{!}} Cognizant Technology Solutions|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>

In 2013, Francisco joined the board of [[General Electric]] as its youngest director<ref name=Cog1 />

He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/leadership/board/index.html|title=Board of Trustees - Leadership - Carnegie Mellon University|last=University|first=Carnegie Mellon|website=www.cmu.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref> and as Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New York Hall of Science.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nysci.org/home/about/board-of-trustees/|title=Board of Trustees|website=NYSCI|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref>

Francisco is a member of the World Economic Forum<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/francisco-d-souza/|title=Francisco D'Souza|website=World Economic Forum|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref> and the 2019 Chairman of the World Economic Forum's IT Governors Steering Committee.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/cognizant-ceo-francisco-dsouza-named-chairman-of-wef-it-and-electronics-governors-community/articleshow/67643698.cms|title=Cognizant CEO Francisco D'Souza named chairman of WEF IT and Electronics Governors community|date=2019-01-22|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> He sits on the Board of Directors<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mohmuseum.org/foundation/|title=The National Medal of Honor Museum - Foundation|website=The National Medal of Honor Museum|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref> of The [[National Medal of Honor Museum]].

In November 2019, [[MongoDB Inc.|MongoDB]] Appoints Francisco D'Souza to the Board of Directors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MongoDB Appoints Francisco D'Souza to the Board of Directors|url=https://www.mongodb.com/press/mongodb-appoints-francisco-dsouza-to-the-board-of-directors|access-date=2020-09-24|website=MongoDB|language=en-us}}</ref>

In July 2020, [[Banco Santander]] has appointed Francisco to top tier executive position in support of its digital transformation strategy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-02|title=Santander appoints three top technologists to executive positions|url=https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/36139/santander-appoints-three-top-technologists-to-executive-positions|access-date=2020-09-24|website=Finextra Research|language=en}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==

*2005 - [[The Economic Times]] Entrepreneur Award<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-awards-2005/ladies-gentlemen-the-winners-are-/articleshow/1244693.cms|title=Ladies & gentlemen, the winners are...|date=2005-09-28|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>
*2009 - named among "America's Best CEOs" by [[Institutional Investor (magazine)|Institutional Investor]] magazine<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.iimagazine.com/Rankings/RankingsCorpCEOAmerica09.aspx?src=http://www.iimagazinerankings.com/rankingscorpCEOamerica09/Rankings.asp~year--2009__CatID--8__SecID--Computer+Services+%26+IT+Consulting | title=Institutional Investor 2009 America's Best CEOs | publisher=Institutional Investor}}</ref>
*2013 - named among "100 CEO Leaders in STEM" by STEMconnector<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.stemconnector.org/stemconnector%C2%AE-releases-list-its-100-ceo-leaders-stem|title=List of its 100 CEO Leaders in STEM|accessdate=27 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623224336/http://blog.stemconnector.org/stemconnector%C2%AE-releases-list-its-100-ceo-leaders-stem|archivedate=23 June 2013}}</ref>
*2013 - Recognized as the Best CEO, Forbes India
*2014 - "Newsmaker of the Year" by [[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://expressitawards.financialexpress.com/winners/|title=Winners {{!}} The Financial Express|website=expressitawards.financialexpress.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref>
*2017 - #10 on Fortune Businessperson of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/businessperson-of-the-year/2017/francisco-dsouza-10/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115181902/http://fortune.com/businessperson-of-the-year/2017/francisco-dsouza-10/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-01-15|title=Francisco D'Souza|date=2017-11-16|website=Fortune|language=en|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://business.in.com/interview/my-learnings/we-dont-make-all-the-profit-we-can/2102/1 Profile at Forbes.com]
*[http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/15211441/Francisco-D8217Souza--Uniq.html Francisco D'Souza: Unique strategies for a flat world (Article at LiveMint.com/Wall St. Journal)]

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[[Category:University of Macau alumni]]
[[Category:American technology chief executives]]

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