| Kumar Mahadeva | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sri Lanka |
| Education | Harvard Business School, 1978 |
| Employer | Cognizant |
| Office | Chief Executive Officer |
| Term | 1994–2003 |
| Successor | Lakshmi Narayanan |
Wijeyaraj Kumar Mahadeva (Tamil: குமார் மகாதேவா) is a Sri Lankan American businessman. He is the founding chairman and chief executive officer of Cognizant Technology Solutions. He was the CEO of Cognizant from 1994 to 2003 and was succeeded by Lakshmi Narayanan. Kumar held senior positions at the BBC, McKinsey, AT&T, and Dun & Bradstreet. He is a member of the Sri Lankan Tamil Ponnambalam-Coomaraswamy family, the son of Deshamanya Baku Mahadeva, a Sri Lankan civil servant who served as chairman of various banks, companies, commissions, and boards.
See also
References
- "Kumar Mahadeva – Alumni – Harvard Business School". September 2003.
- "Cognizant Founder Kumar Mahadeva Named Operating Partner At New York PE Firm GRS Partners". VCCIRCLE. 2006-02-17. Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- Sood, Varun (2018-09-13). "Cognizant may replace CEO Francisco D'Souza with an outsider". Mint. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- "Kumar Mahadeva". HarvardBusinessSchool. September 2003. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
External links
- "Cognizant founder Mahadeva to retire". Business Standard. December 23, 2003.
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