{"entity":"cognizant","id":"ent_cognizant","name":"Cognizant","predicate":"founder","label":"founder","page":"https://asof.is/record/cognizant/founder","as_of":"2026-10-31","summary":"As of October 31, 2026, Cognizant's founder on the AsOf record is Francisco D'Souza, undated on the record, from a primary source (news.cognizant.com) and one further source (economictimes.indiatimes.com). The record holds 1 claim on Cognizant's founder, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.","current":["clm_2B01A2C7DADA"],"claims":[{"id":"clm_2B01A2C7DADA","value":"Francisco D'Souza","valid_from":null,"undated":true,"valid_to":null,"published":"2003-12-22","recorded":"2026-10-27","confidence":0.7,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cognizant-founder-mahadeva-to-retire/articleshow/375817.cms","tier":"secondary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2003-12-22T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1107035","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://news.cognizant.com/2019-02-06-Cognizant-Names-Brian-Humphries-As-CEO-Succeeding-Company-Co-Founder-Francisco-DSouza","tier":"primary","publisher":"Cognizant","published_at":"2019-02-06T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-31","quote":"Francisco D'Souza, who co-founded Cognizant and has served as CEO since 2007, will serve as full-time Executive Vice Chairman","url":"https://news.cognizant.com/2019-02-06-Cognizant-Names-Brian-Humphries-As-CEO-Succeeding-Company-Co-Founder-Francisco-DSouza"}}],"replaced":[],"faq":[{"question":"What is Cognizant's current founder?","answer":"Francisco D'Souza, undated on the record, from a primary source (news.cognizant.com) and one further source (economictimes.indiatimes.com). The record asserts this claim as of October 31, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.70)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}