Cognizant Strategic GoalsCognizant enables global enterprises to address a dual mandate: to make their current operations as efficient and cost-effective as possible and to invest in innovation to unleash new potential across their organizations.What makes Cognizant unique is our ability to help clients meet both challenges. We help them enhance productivity by ensuring that vital business functions work faster, cheaper and better. And, our ability to conceptualize, architect and implement new and expanded capabilities allows clients to transform legacy models to take their business to the next level.CognizantC3_3a382ac6-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c8444285Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant combines a passion for client satisfaction, technology innovation, deep industry and business process expertise and a global, collaborative workforce that embodies the future of work. With over 50 delivery centers worldwide and approximately 217,700 employees as of March 31, 2015, Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 2000 and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.Francisco D'SouzaChief Executive Officer -- Mr. D’Souza is Cognizant’s CEO and a member of the Company's Board of Directors. As CEO, he is responsible for managing Cognizant’s growth as a leading provider of global consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. During Mr. D'Souza’s tenure as CEO, Cognizant's employee base has grown from 55,000 to over 200,000. As a result of this strong growth, Cognizant has been named a member of the S&P 500, the Fortune 500, the Forbes Global 2000 and one of Forbes Fastest Growing Tech Companies.Mr. D'Souza joined Cognizant as a co-founder in 1994 -- the year it was started as a division of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Francisco is a member of the Board of Directors of General Electric Company. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University, the Board of Trustees of The New York Hall of Science and the Board of Trustees of the US India Business Council. He is a member of the World Economic Forum, the Business Round Table and the Science Visiting Council for the acclaimed PBS science program, NOVA.The son of an Indian diplomat, Mr. D’Souza is a global citizen who has lived in nine different countries and traveled to many others. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of East Asia and his MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University.Gordon CoburnPresident -- As President of Cognizant, Gordon Coburn is responsible for managing our overall P&L. Prior to his current position, he served as Cognizant's Chief Financial and Operating Officer with responsibility for worldwide Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting, Treasury/Tax, Audit and Investor Relations functions. His responsibilities as COO included our global talent organization and our internal technology and infrastructure. Mr. Coburn joined Cognizant in 1996 and served as our CFO through our initial public offering in 1998.Mr. Coburn is a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporate Executive Board Company and is a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of TechAmerica. He has been named one of "America's Best CFOs" by Institutional Investor Magazine for six years running (2006-2011). Mr. Coburn obtained his Bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University and his MBA from The Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.Malcolm FrankExecutive Vice President, Strategy & Marketing -- Mr. Frank's focus is on shaping Cognizant’s corporate strategy and global brand in order to maintain our track record of rapidly growing market and mind share. He joined Cognizant in 2005 and has more than two decades of experience in the information technology industry. Prior to joining Cognizant, he was co-founder, president and CEO of CXO systems, an independent software vendor providing dashboard solutions for senior managers. In addition, he was the founder, president, CEO and chairman of Nervewire Inc., a leading management consulting and systems integration firm. Prior to founding Nervewire, Mr. Frank was a co-founder, executive officer and SVP at Cambridge Technology Partners, where he ran Worldwide Marketing, Business Development and several business units.As a recognized industry thought leader, Mr. Frank is a frequent speaker on key issues of IT management. He has been profiled by Forbes magazine and ABC’s 20/20 and quoted in such publications as ComputerWorld, InformationWeek and Business 2.0. He is the subject of a Harvard Business School case study on Leadership and Management and was named "One of the most influential people in finance" in 2005 by Risk Management Magazine. He is a graduate of Yale University with a degree in Economics.Karen McLoughlinChief Financial Officer -- Ms. McLoughlin oversees the Company's worldwide Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting & Controllership, Tax, Investor Relations, Treasury, Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management functions. Prior to her current position, she was Senior Vice‑President, Enterprise Transformation and Financial Planning & Analysis, leading teams that she architected and built during her time at Cognizant. During her tenure, Ms. McLoughlin spearheaded several critical transformational initiatives. Through this work, she has developed a deep understanding of Cognizant from both financial and business operations perspectives.Prior to joining Cognizant in 2003, Ms. McLoughlin spent six years at Spherion Corporation and three years at Ryder System Inc., where she held key financial management positions. Prior to joining Ryder, she spent six years in the South Florida Practice of Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Economics from Wellesley College and her MBA from Columbia University.Rajeev MehtaChief Executive Officer, IT Services -- Mr. Mehta is responsible for market facing activities across the company as well as for delivery across our IT Services business. Raj leads our industry vertical, geographic market and delivery operations on a global basis to ensure that Cognizant delivers industry-leading growth and maintains delivery excellence through process and quality initiatives. He focuses on enabling Cognizant to deliver on our promise of helping clients build stronger businesses and maintaining our long-standing culture of deep customer centricity.Mr. Mehta joined Cognizant in 1997. Prior to his current role, he served as Group Chief Executive, Industries & Markets. He has also served as Chief Operating Officer, Global Client Services and Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cognizant’s Financial Services Business Unit with full P&L management and responsibility for our largest business. Earlier in his tenure, he was responsible for establishing the Central Region in the US and securing early relationships with some of Cognizant's largest clients. He obtained his Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland and his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a 2011 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from Carnegie Mellon University.Lakshmi NarayananVice Chairman -- Mr. Narayanan is a technology industry professional, with over 30 years of experience in Europe, India and the United States. His leadership experience includes corporate governance, customer relationship management and organization strategy. As a founding member of Cognizant, he has been responsible for providing leadership for the company’s high-touch customer relationship and delivery excellence model. In his role as the Vice Chairman of Cognizant, Mr. Narayanan guides strategic programs around customer advocacy, education, training and leadership development.Mr. Narayanan is the past chairman of NASSCOM and was a member of the Board of U.S. India Business Council. He has received awards and recognition from the industry, media and academia. He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Science and has pursuits in inclusive growth, education and non-profits through Cognizant Foundation and other institutions.Steven SchwartzExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer -- Mr. Schwartz is responsible for managing Cognizant's global legal team, global government affairs team and our global security team. He is also responsible for providing legal counsel with respect to the strategic direction and overall business objectives of the Company, running our compliance functions and ensuring integration of the legal, government affairs and security functions with the day-to-day operations of the Company.Mr. Schwartz joined Cognizant in 2001 and during his tenure, has ensured that the legal team embodies Cognizant’s client-focused culture by effectively balancing our clients’ needs while protecting Cognizant’s interests. Prior to joining Cognizant, Steven was Senior Vice President Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary of Solspark Inc. Prior to that, he was Vice President Business Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary of Netmarket Group Inc. Earlier, he was a corporate associate, concentrating on Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities, at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Mr. Schwartz is a member of the Board of Directors of the Information Technology Industry Council and Citizen Schools. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Miami, his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and his LL.M. (in Taxation) from New York University School of Law.Ramakrishnan ChandrasekaranExecutive Vice Chairman, Cognizant India -- Mr. Chandrasekaran focuses on strengthening Cognizant's already strong relationships with industry bodies such as NASSCOM driving strategic initiatives that fortify outreach to the government and enhancing our brand equity through public relations in India. Chandra also drives the strengthening of our broad business relationships and technology and delivery thought leadership and leads our teams to achieve greater levels of client intimacy to help key clients in their transformation journey.Since joining Cognizant in 1994, Mr. Chandrasekaran has played a variety of roles in developing our value proposition and executing our strategy. Previously, Mr. Chandrasekaran served as Group Chief Executive, Technology & Operations, leading our solutions and global delivery teams world-wide. He was responsible for growing our capacity, expanding our global delivery network, achieving greater excellence in delivery management through process and quality initiatives and proactively nurturing key alliances and business partnerships. He also served as President & Managing Director of Global Delivery, where he was instrumental in implementing a vertical structure in our core business and introducing specialized service offerings. Mr. Chandrasekaran obtained his Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the National Institute of Technology (formerly the Regional Engineering College) in Trichy and his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He is a 2008 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the National Institute of Technology, Trichy.Sridhar ThiruvengadamChief Operating Officer -- Sridhar Thiruvengadam is Cognizant's Chief Operating Officer. In his role, Sridhar provides strategic leadership for developing the blueprint to strengthen and scale Cognizant’s global delivery backbone to meet the future demands of the business. Specifically, he is responsible for ensuring that our people functions, our internal systems and technology and other core infrastructure are solid, secure and scalable.Sridhar has been with Cognizant since its inception and held many leadership positions, anchoring and catalyzing Cognizant’s forays into newer growth segments and geographies, building new solution offerings and competencies and working closely with Cognizant’s clients to help them realize the business benefits of global sourcing.Prior to his current position, Sridhar served as Cognizant’s Executive Vice President, providing direction for Cognizant’s global delivery network and managing global delivery for several high-growth business units. He also manages the Application Value Management (AVM) Center of Excellence, having pioneered the AVM factory model to industrialize delivery and enable the adoption of outcome/output-based models.Sridhar has over three decades of experience in the technology and financial services industries. Prior to joining Cognizant, Sridhar worked with Citibank, American Express and Tata Consultancy Services in various technology and business roles.Sridhar obtained his Bachelor's degree in engineering from University of Madras, Chennai and Master’s degree in technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai.Cognizant Board of DirectorsIn addition to Francisco D’Souza, our Chief Executive Officer and his predecessor, Lakshmi Narayanan, who serves as Vice Chairman, our board is comprised of prominent industry executives who apply their many years of business success and offer strategic insights that help continuously strengthen the business and enable us to better serve our clients.John E. KleinCompensation, Audit, Nominating / Corporate Governance Committees -- John was elected to our Board of Directors in March 1998 and has served as our Chairman of the Board since December 2003. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Polarex, Inc., an organization providing executive support to software and services companies, where he has been employed since 1994. Prior to that, John held various positions at a variety of companies, including President and Chief Executive Officer of MDIS Group PLC, a UK listed software and services company. In addition, he also served as Chairman of Glovia International and PRO IV Limited, two enterprise software and services companies. Previously, John held vice president positions with both Digital Equipment and IBM. He also serves as a director of Arxan Technologies, Inc., a security software solutions company. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University.Robert E. WeissmanCompensation, Nominating / Corporate Governance Chairman -- Robert was elected to our Board of Directors in May 2001 following his retirement from nearly thirty years of executive management, which included stints as Chief Executive Officer for several public corporations. Most recently, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of IMS Health, a provider of information to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. Robert served as both Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IMS Health until March 1999. Prior to this, Robert was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cognizant Corporation and prior to that, was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. Before his election as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Robert was President and Chief Operating Officer of that company, a position he held since 1985. Robert joined The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in May 1979, when The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation acquired National CSS, a computer time-sharing company, of which he was President and Chief Executive Officer. Since his retirement, he has been active as Chairman of Shelburne Partners, a private investment company that works with emerging companies in the United States and Europe and serves as a director of the following public companies: State Street Corporation, Pitney Bowes, Inc. and Information Services Group Inc. Robert is also a member of the Advisory Board for Affinnova, Inc., a privately held market research firm. He graduated from Babson College in 1964, serves on Babson’s Board of Trustees and in 1995 received an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Babson.Thomas M. WendelAudit, Nominating / Corporate Governance Committees -- Thomas was elected to our Board of Directors in June 2001, following his retirement as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bridge Information Systems, a global financial information, transaction services and network services company. Prior to joining Bridge in 1995, he was founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Brokerage Inc., a major U.S. government securities brokerage firm. Thomas previously served in various positions at Paine Webber, Inc., including Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Managing Director. Prior to joining Paine Webber in 1982, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pan American World Airways. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Ursinus College, a Master of Arts in Economics from San Jose State College and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Santa Clara.John N. Fox, Jr.Compensation and Nominating / Corporate Governance Committees -- John was elected to our Board of Directors in December 2007. From 1998 until 2003, he served as Vice Chairman of Deloitte & Touche LLP and Global Director, Strategic Clients for Deloitte Consulting. John has held various other positions with Deloitte Consulting from 1968 to 2003 and in addition to his responsibilities as Vice Chairman and Global Director, he also served on Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu's board of directors and was a member of the Governance (Executive) Committee from 1998 to 2003. He currently serves as a Trustee for Wabash College and Steppenwolf Theatre Company and is a member of the board of directors of VASCO Data Security International, Inc. John received his B.A. degree from Wabash College and his MBA from the University of Michigan.Maureen Breakiron-EvansAudit -- Chairwoman, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees -- Maureen was elected to our Board of Directors in May 2009 after serving as Chief Financial Officer of Towers Perrin from January 2007 until April 2008. Previously, Maureen was Vice President and General Auditor of CIGNA Corp. from February 2005 until October 2006, where she was responsible for managing the enterprise risk management and internal audit functions. From 2001 to 2004, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Inovant, LLC, which is Visa’s captive technology development and transaction processing company. Prior to that, Maureen held several positions at Transamerica Corp. in San Francisco including Vice President and General Auditor, Vice President of Control and Services and President of Transamerica Business Technologies Corp. She began her career as a financial auditor, ultimately serving as an Audit Partner with Arthur Andersen & Co. Maureen received a BBA from Stetson University, an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MLA from Stanford University. She is also a certified public accountant in the State of California.Michael Patsalos-FoxCompensation, Nominating / Corporate Governance Committees -- Michael was elected to our Board of Directors in July 2012 and was a Senior Partner of McKinsey & Company, where he worked for 31 years. During his tenure at McKinsey, Michael served on the Firm's Operating Committee and was elected to the Board for several years. He led the Americas region, the New York and New Jersey Offices, the North American Corporate Finance and Strategy practice and the European Telecoms practice. From 2009 through June 2012, he led McKinsey's new global data and software growth opportunities. Born in Cyprus, Michael has lived in Australia, Switzerland, the UK and USA. He holds a B.Sc. in computer sciences and pure mathematics from Sydney University in Australia and an MBA with distinction from the International Institute of Management Development (IMD), Lausanne, Switzerland.Leo S. Mackay, Jr.Audit Committee -- Mr. Mackay is currently Vice President and an elected corporate officer, of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) where he oversees the company's ethics and corporate sustainability programs. During a career spanning almost three decades, Mr. Mackay has held key roles in the U.S. government and general management positions at Lockheed Martin, ACS State Healthcare and Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company. A 1983 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Mr. Mackay is a former Navy F-14 pilot, a Naval Fighter Weapons School graduate and a veteran of Operation Earnest Will. He later served as the Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), where he received the Exceptional Service Medal, the VA's highest honor. He is also the 2012 recipient of the Black Engineer of the Year Award for Career Achievement from US Black Engineer magazine. Mr. Mackay holds a master's degree and Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University. He is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and the Council on Foreign Relations. He currently serves on the board of the Center for a New American Security and chairs the Board of Visitors of the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Maryland._3a382da0-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c8444285To help our clients build stronger, more agile and more innovative businesses._3a382efe-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c8444285Customer FocusThe Customer is Our True North. Our customers' delight powers our success and exceeding customer expectations is our belief. No matter how big or small a project is, it will be delivered with the highest quality. Every associate knows that the customer is why we are here and that we place unwavering focus on customer satisfaction.PassionWe Have a Collective Can-Do Attitude, with the Enthusiasm and Commitment to Go the Extra Mile. Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion -- for our clients, our communities and our organization. Each associate has the drive and commitment to do whatever it takes to help our customers succeed and we apply that passion to help sustain our communities and our environment.CollaborationWork Together to Achieve a Common Goal. A cornerstone of Cognizant's success is the interconnectivity of our associates and teams across business units. We believe that the better we share knowledge and work together, the more we can achieve for our clients and ourselves.EmpowermentFigure Out How to Get Things Done and Make Them Happen. We define ourselves by our ability to deliver results. That means taking the initiative to find new ways to get the job done. We encourage end-to-end ownership, responsibility, accountability and recognition. Cognizant is entrepreneurial andfast-growing, offering numerous opportunities to shape our roles and our careers.TransparencyWe Succeed Through Open Exchange of Information. Cognizant is built on a foundation of open and honest communication. We believe the only way to ensure success for our clients and ourselves is to operate in a fully transparent manner. We encourage associates to listen to ideas and share feedback that can make us a better, stronger, more able company.IntegrityWe Act with Integrity in Every Decision We Make. We never compromise on integrity and we take every decision accordingly. Integrity means doing the right things, always. Integrity also means that we treat our colleagues and clients with respect and value their opinions.BIG DATA ANALYTICSManage and analyze large volumes of data efficiently_3a383002-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442851Managing and analyzing large volumes of data efficiently requires the know-how of trained experts. Let ours show you how to unlock the value of your big data._3a38312e-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c8444285INNOVATIONFoster innovation_3a38323c-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442852The success of your business lies in challenging existing ideas and inspiring new ones. By pairing your minds and solutions with ours, we'll help your business embrace innovation to improve and lead._3a38334a-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c8444285REIMAGINATIONReimagine business_3a383476-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442853The future of your organization requires new ways of thinking -- and new models of operating. We'll put our industry-leading services to work for you._3a38357a-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c8444285IT AS A SERVICERun hardware and software in the cloud_3a383688-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442854Running hardware and software in the cloud helps you focus on what really matters -- your business. Together, we’ll make the most of the latest cloud and SaaS solutions._3a3837b4-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c8444285CLOUD COMPUTINGReduce costs and maximize capability_3a3838cc-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442855Thanks to the cloud, you can reduce your costs and maximize your ability to build new products and services quickly. Let our cloud solutions experts show you how._3a3839da-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c8444285COMPLIANCEAchieve compliance faster, with lower costs_3a383b06-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442856We're in a new era of transparency and compliance that requires fresh thinking. Our experts have the tools and knowledge to achieve compliance faster, with lower costs._3a383c14-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c8444285DEMAND CHAIN MANAGEMENTStrengthen demand chains_3a383ffc-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442857A successful demand chain can improve inventory management, product delivery, and responsiveness to market needs. Our experts can help strengthen yours.InventoryImprove inventory management_3a38413c-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442857.1DeliveryImprove product delivery_3a38425e-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442857.2MarketsImprove responsiveness to market needs_3a384376-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442857.3VIRTUAL & MILLENNIAL WORKERSChallenge traditional ways of working_3a3844ac-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442858Virtual WorkersMillennial WorkersThe future of work is here, with more people working virtually. Cognizant’s services and business processes help you challenge traditional ways of working._3a3845ce-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c8444285ENTERPRISE MOBILITYReap the benefits of enterprise mobility_3a3846e6-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442859Mobile devices are changing the way you do business. Our solutions and services can help you reap the benefits of enterprise mobility -- without sacrificing security or control._3a384858-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c8444285DATA CENTERSReduce costs and create agile IT infrastructures_3a384984-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c844428510Moving to a virtual data center can help reduce costs and create agile IT infrastructures that meet changing demands. Let us help move your business in the right direction._3a384aa6-448f-11e5-aa06-6b28c84442852015-08-16http://www.cognizant.com/strategic-goalsOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net