In my role as CEO of Cognizant, I have the privilege of leading more than 350,000 super-motivated associates across the world who are dedicated to living our company’s purpose: We engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life. The Cognizant brand carries the tagline intuition engineered. This is our promise to engineer clients’ businesses so they can anticipate and meet their customers’ needs with the insight and speed of intuition. With a belief that we are all in the golden era of technology where software is the new alchemy for every business and every Industry is a technology Industry, Cognizant’s purpose resonates with me. I’m excited to come to work each day to collaborate with our teams to innovate for our clients, who are among the world’s largest enterprises, and ensure their continuing relevance to their customers. I am passionate about what advanced technologies, intelligently applied, can do to transform industries, enterprises, governments, and society. I also believe that diversity powers the world. Increasing diversity is a sign of health—in organizations, ecosystems, and the world in general. Therefore, I’m determined to intensify our effort to build a workplace that is warm, welcoming, equitable, and inclusive. Over my long career in IT services, I have come to appreciate the importance of listening, learning, acting, and leading with positive energy and optimism. As I lead Cognizant on a journey to reaccelerate growth and drive shareholder value, I have committed to all of our associates that I will make this new chapter in Cognizant’s 27-year history the most exciting phase of their professional careers.