As President and Chief Business Officer, Santhosh drives our go-to-market functions, providing strategic leadership to fuel organic growth and firmly anchoring our place in the market as a leading technology and services brand. Our global go-to-market teams, advisory and marketing functions report into Santhosh, ensuring strong synergy across the organization.

‌Prior to joining Hitachi DS, Santhosh served as the Chief Transformation Officer for Hitachi Vantara and has performed various leadership roles during his 20-year tenure at Cognizant, including Market Leader, Service Line Leader, Strategic Sales Leader, and Geo Leader. Santhosh has lived and worked in Germany, India, and Canada and is presently based in Dallas, where, when not working, he likes to experiment in kitchen with cooking and is an avid movie fan.

Santhosh holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering from the University of Mysore and a master’s in business administration degree from the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business.