Francisco D'Souza

Francisco D'Souza was born in Nairobi, Kenya as the son of Placido D'Souza{{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}}—an Indian Foreign Services officer and diplomat who grew up in Pune— and Sushila.{{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}} He has his roots in Anjuna, Goa. D'Souza spent his childhood in 11 countries and went on to do a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of East Asia Macau{{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}} and a Master of Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University. He has three sisters, Jacinta, Lucia and Maria.{{Cite web|url=https://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}}

After his graduation from Tepper School of Business (Carnegie Mellon University), D'Souza joined Dun & Bradstreet as a management associate in 1992.{{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}} Cognizant began in 1994 as an in-house project of Dun & Bradstreet, led by D'Souza. 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.{{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}}

In 2013, D'Souza joined the board of General Electric as its youngest director. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University{{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}} and as Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New York Hall of Science.{{Cite web|url=https://nysci.org/home/about/board-of-trustees/|title=Board of Trustees|website=NYSCI|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02}}

D'Souza is a member of the World Economic Forum{{Cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/people/francisco-d-souza/|title=Francisco D'Souza|website=World Economic Forum|access-date=2019-01-02}} and the 2019 Chairman of the World Economic Forum's IT Governors Steering Committee.{{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}} He sits on the Board of Directors{{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}} of The National Medal of Honor Museum.

In November 2019, MongoDB appointed D'Souza to its board of directors.{{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}}

In July 2020, Banco Santander appointed D'Souza to a top-tier executive position in support of its digital transformation strategy.{{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}}

• 2005 - The Economic Times Entrepreneur Award{{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}}
• 2009 - named among "America's Best CEOs" by Institutional Investor magazine{{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}}
• 2013 - named among "100 CEO Leaders in STEM" by STEMconnector{{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}}
• 2013 - Recognized as the Best CEO, Forbes India
• 2014 - "Newsmaker of the Year" by The Financial Express{{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}}
• 2017 - #10 on Fortune Businessperson of the Year{{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}}

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• [http://business.in.com/interview/my-learnings/we-dont-make-all-the-profit-we-can/2102/1 Profile at Forbes.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923194503/http://business.in.com/interview/my-learnings/we-dont-make-all-the-profit-we-can/2102/1 |date=23 September 2009 }}
• [https://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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