Maureen Breakiron-Evans

Maureen Breakiron-Evans was elected to Cognizant’s Board of Directors in May 2009. Maureen began her career as a financial auditor, ultimately serving as an Audit Partner with Arthur Andersen & Co. Subsequently, she served in senior executive positions in finance technology at Transamerica Corp., Visa and Cigna Corporation before retiring as CFO of Towers Perrin in 2008.

Since 2015, Maureen has served on the Board of Directors of Ally Financial Inc., an Internet bank, and is currently a member of the Audit and Digital Transformation Committees. Since February 2017, she has served on the Board of Directors of Cubic Corporation, a systems and services provider to the transportation and defense markets, and is a member of both the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Maureen previously served on the Boards of Directors of Heartland Payment Systems, Inc., the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and ING Direct.

Maureen holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Stetson University, an MBA degree from Harvard Business School and a Master of Liberal Arts degree from Stanford University. She is also a certified public accountant in the State of California.