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Francisco D'Souza is co-founder and managing partner of Recognize, a technology investment platform. He previously co-founded Cognizant Technology Solutions, where he spent 26 years, including 12 as CEO, a period during which revenue grew to more than $16 billion and the workforce exceeded 282,000. He chairs the boards of Ciklum and TORC, serves on the boards of Blend360 and MongoDB, and holds a BBA from the University of Macau and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business.
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- Who is Francisco D'Souza?
- Francisco D'Souza is co-founder and managing partner of Recognize, a technology investment platform. He previously co-founded Cognizant Technology Solutions, where he spent 26 years, including 12 as CEO, a period during which revenue grew to more than $16 billion and the workforce exceeded 282,000. He chairs the boards of Ciklum and TORC, serves on the boards of Blend360 and MongoDB, and holds a BBA from the University of Macau and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business.
- Where does Francisco D'Souza work?
- Francisco D'Souza is Founder of Cognizant.
- What companies did Francisco D'Souza found?
- Francisco D'Souza founded Cognizant.
- Where did Francisco D'Souza go to school?
- Francisco D'Souza studied at Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business (MBA); University of Macau (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA); Xavier High School.
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