# clm_CDA705669FB2

subject: Francisco D'Souza (/record/francisco-d-souza.md)  
predicate: founder_of  
value: [Cognizant](/record/cognizant.md)  
valid_from: undated  
valid_to: null  
published: 2003-12-22  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.70  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-08  
cite: AsOf. "Francisco D'Souza founder of: Cognizant", undated. Claim clm_CDA705669FB2, https://asof.is/claim/clm_CDA705669FB2, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://news.cognizant.com/2019-02-06-Cognizant-Names-Brian-Humphries-As-CEO-Succeeding-Company-Co-Founder-Francisco-DSouza.  
checked: 2026-10-31 · mirrors a checked claim on the organization's record  

## Sources

- https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cognizant-founder-mahadeva-to-retire/articleshow/375817.cms (secondary, published 2003-12-22)
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1107035 (secondary, Wikidata)
- https://news.cognizant.com/2019-02-06-Cognizant-Names-Brian-Humphries-As-CEO-Succeeding-Company-Co-Founder-Francisco-DSouza (primary, Cognizant, published 2019-02-06)

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