Cognizant Technology Solutions is an American-domiciled Indian multinational IT services and outsourcing company, headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, but with deep roots in India—it was founded in Chennai in 1994 as an in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet. The company went public in 1998 after a series of corporate restructurings, and it has since expanded its services from Y2K projects and web development into business process outsourcing (BPO) and consulting. Notably, it acquired healthcare IT firm TriZetto Corp for $2.7 billion in 2014 and has recently partnered with Microsoft (2024) to advance Generative AI and Copilot technologies. On the leadership front, Ravi Kumar Singisetti took over as CEO in January 2023, succeeding Brian Humphries. Today, the company employs over 347,700 people globally, with roughly 254,000 based in India—primarily in Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru—making it a major global player in digital transformation and outsourcing.