# Francisco D'Souza

id: ent_francisco-d-souza  
wikidata: Q5483294  
kind: person  
timeline: /timelines/francisco-d-souza.md  
page: /record/francisco-d-souza  
same_as: https://asof.is/record/francisco-d-souza (how to cite the id: /identifiers.md)  

Francisco D'Souza is a Businessperson, Former Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant Technology Solutions. On the record, Francisco D'Souza is a founder of Cognizant.

## Key facts

- Founder: Cognizant · claim: /claim/clm_2B01A2C7DADA.md

## Questions

**What roles does Francisco D'Souza hold?** Founder of Cognizant, as the AsOf record states with its sources.

**What is Francisco D'Souza's role at Cognizant?** Founder.

## Fact pages

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- [Francisco D'Souza founder roles](/record/francisco-d-souza/founder_of.md)

## Current state

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- [Francisco D'Souza](/record/francisco-d-souza.md) | founder_of | [Cognizant](/record/cognizant.md) | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_CDA705669FB2](/claim/clm_CDA705669FB2.md)
  sources: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cognizant-founder-mahadeva-to-retire/articleshow/375817.cms, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1107035, https://news.cognizant.com/2019-02-06-Cognizant-Names-Brian-Humphries-As-CEO-Succeeding-Company-Co-Founder-Francisco-DSouza

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- [Francisco D'Souza](/record/francisco-d-souza.md) | founder_of | [Cognizant](/record/cognizant.md) | valid undated to present | conf 0.70 | valid | [clm_CDA705669FB2](/claim/clm_CDA705669FB2.md)
  sources: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cognizant-founder-mahadeva-to-retire/articleshow/375817.cms, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1107035, https://news.cognizant.com/2019-02-06-Cognizant-Names-Brian-Humphries-As-CEO-Succeeding-Company-Co-Founder-Francisco-DSouza

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