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'''Lakshmi Narayanan''' (born 1953) is the ex-vice chairman and ex-[[CEO]] of [[Cognizant]] and [[Chairman]] of [[ICT Academy]].<ref>http://www.ictacademy.in/Pages/board-of-governors.aspx</ref> He was the CEO and president of [[Cognizant]] until 2006.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/cts-draws-up-a-succession-plan/article18458165.ece | title=CTS draws up a succession plan | date=4 August 2006 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=22 January 2019 }}</ref> [[File:Lakshmi Narayanan.jpg|thumb|Lakshmi Narayanan was in ICT Academy BRIDGE - 2019 Chennai]]<br />
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He has played a leading role in the global [[information technology]] industry for more than 25 years, managing divisions and business units in [[Europe]], [[India]] and the [[United States]]. Since joining [[Cognizant Technology Solutions|Cognizant Technologies]] in 1994, he has been instrumental in formulating the company's strategy and building and managing the organization's development centers in India, where he is based. A member of Cognizant's Board of Directors, Narayanan spends time traveling extensively in the U.S. and Europe to meet clients.<br />
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He recently served as [[Chairman]] on [[NASSCOM]] (National Association of Software and Service Companies).<ref>http://www.nasscom.in/Nasscom/templates/NormalPage.aspx?id=28660</ref><br />
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Narayanan began his career at [[Tata Consultancy Services]], growing through the ranks from [[Software developer|developer]], to technologist, to program manager, to business leader. He was a regional head of Tata Consultancy Services in India when he joined Cognizant as CTO. He holds a BSc and MS in science and electronics from Bangalore University ([[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]]) and an PG Diploma from the [[PSG College of Technology]], [[Coimbatore]]. He was also on the board of the [[National Skill Development Corporation]], as a representative of [[NASSCOM]].<br />
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Narayanan was awarded the [[Dataquest]] IT Person of the Year 2008 by the CyberMedia group's IT publication, ''Dataquest''.<br />
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