Forbes India: Editor Explains the Idea Behind the Magazine’s Cover Story Titled “Cognizant’s Francisco D’Souza Goes Boldly Where Other CEOs Don’t”

In a foreword to Forbes India magazine’s cover story on the Cognizant CEO, titled “Cognizant’s Francisco D’Souza goes boldly where other CEOs don’t,” Editor Indrajit Gupta notes that over the years, there are two seemingly dichotomous things that he has learned about what makes the best CEOs tick. “One, they tend to have this incredible energy and courage of conviction in their strategy and in the power of the organization to lift its game. Yet, at the same time, they tend not to become dogmatic about their strategy. They have an uncanny knack of knowing when their game is coming to an end—and it’s time to reboot strategy,” he writes, and adds, “When you sit down to read our cover story on Cognizant’s 43-year-old CEO Francisco D’Souza, remember to pay careful attention to both these aspects.”

Under D’Souza, the Editor writes, Cognizant has set a scorching pace in the IT industry. “You would imagine that this is the moment that D’Souza would simply press on the accelerator—and go for broke. Not quite. Instead, D’Souza has quietly latched onto a whole new game,” he writes. “Mitu Jayashankar and NS Ramnath, who’ve tracked Cognizant’s every big move since Forbes India was launched in May 2009, say the manner in which D’Souza has recast the company—and is now leading the charge from the front—is quite extraordinary.”

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