Rakesh Bhardwaj

Global CIO, Cognizant

Rakesh Bhardwaj is the global CIO at Cognizant, where he leads the IT organization, ensures that Cognizant remains in the forefront of innovation as a technology-powered business and acts as a key business partner in enabling digital capabilities allowing the organization to be more flexible and resilient.

Rakesh drives business value and is a global information technology leader experienced in delivering results across business environments. He specializes in organizational change management, and he is passionate about leadership, learning and coaching.
As an industry leader and expert, Rakesh is highly skilled in strategy, client management, program delivery, vendor management, lean, six sigma.