About
Kumar Mahadeva founded Cognizant Technology Solutions in 1993 and served as its CEO; prior to that, he was Chairman of Dun & Bradstreet India and China and held roles at AT&T, McKinsey and Company, and the British Broadcasting Corporation. He currently serves as CEO of the Mahadeva Family Office, investing through his single family office and sitting on several nonprofit and for-profit boards. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, he holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Cambridge University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and he lives in Miami Beach, Florida.
Founder at Cognizant
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Francisco D'SouzaFounder
Experience
- CurrentCEOcurrent2015 — presentGreater New York City Area
- Morgan StanleyHead of Trading2009 — 20141585 Broadway, New York
- CitiHead of Trading2008 — 2009Singapore
- Deutsche BankTrader2005 — 2008Sydney Area, Australia
- BNY MellonTrader1999 — 2005London, United Kingdom
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Swaps20Derivatives22Electronic Trading7FX trading3FX Options13Financial Markets12Fixed Income15Interest Rate Derivatives6Options10Risk Management3Trading21Structured Products4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kumar Mahadeva?
- Kumar Mahadeva founded Cognizant Technology Solutions in 1993 and served as its CEO; prior to that, he was Chairman of Dun & Bradstreet India and China and held roles at AT&T, McKinsey and Company, and the British Broadcasting Corporation. He currently serves as CEO of the Mahadeva Family Office, investing through his single family office and sitting on several nonprofit and for-profit boards. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, he holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from Cambridge University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, and he lives in Miami Beach, Florida.
- Where does Kumar Mahadeva work?
- Kumar Mahadeva is Founder of Cognizant.
- What companies did Kumar Mahadeva found?
- Kumar Mahadeva founded Cognizant.
- Where did Kumar Mahadeva go to school?
- Kumar Mahadeva studied at City St George’s, University of London (Master of Engineering (MEng), Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering).
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