ACTIVITY PROFILE

CEO Innovation Lecture featuring Francisco D'Souza, President & CEO, Cognizant

285 Madison Ave. Lenfell Hall/Hennessy Hall/Mansion

7940

18 November 2011 - 19 November 2011

Madison, New Jersey

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Organizer: Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurship

http://www.fdu.edu/innovation

Join us at the 6th Annual CEO Innovation Lecture featuring Francisco D'Souza, President and CEO, Cognizant on Friday, November 18, 2011. Lecture title: Leading Through Uncertainty. Francisco D’Souza is the President and CEO of Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading global provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services. Francisco’s leadership inspires more than 111,000 business and technology professionals who manage projects delivered from 40 countries. Since Francisco’s promotion to CEO in 2007, company revenues have tripled to more than $4.5 billion fueling Cognizant’s rise to the Fortune 500, where it debuted at number 484 earlier this year. In its first-ever appearance on the Barron's 500 in May, Cognizant ranked 42nd among S&P 500 companies. Francisco was named one of the nation’s best CEOs in Institutional Investor’s 2011 and 2010 All-America Executive Team ranking. He also received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and serves on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University and The New York Hall of Science. Francisco earned his bachelor's degree from the University of East Asia and his M.B.A. from Carnegie Mellon University. Event information: Lenfell Hall, Hennessy Hall (The Mansion at Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham. 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, New Jersey 07940. Registration/Breakfast: 8:00-9:00 a.m. Lecture: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Cost: $50, $75 at the door. Register online at: www.ceolecture.eventbrite.com. For more information, please call 973-443-8842 or e-mail