Ananth Narayana

Ananth Narayana has extensive experience in the healthcare IT domain, currently serving as the Head of IT Applications for Healthcare customers at Cognizant since July 2014. In this role, Ananth manages the IT landscape, overseeing development, maintenance, support, and testing while collaborating on platform transformation initiatives. As a Senior Director, Ananth has fostered a lean and efficient organization within the Healthcare Application Value Management team, which has grown to over 2000 full-time employees. Ananth has been with Cognizant since 2008, holding various leadership roles, including Director of AVM Projects, with prior experience at Tata Consultancy Services where significant achievements included presales leadership and account management. Ananth holds an M Tech in Geotechnical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a BE in Civil Engineering from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur.