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Vijay Narayan, Global Head of Physical AI, Cognizant Vijay Narayan Global Head of Physical AI, Cognizant

Vijay is Cognizant’s Global Head of Physical AI, responsible for shaping the company’s Physical AI strategy and offerings across industries, and Head of the Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy and Utilities business unit, where he sets the unit’s vision and strategy and oversees its P&L. He joined Cognizant in April 2025.

Vijay has over 30 years of experience in the professional services industry, most of which has been in the manufacturing domain. Prior to joining Cognizant, he spent 27 years with Infosys Limited and was most recently responsible for the P&L of their Manufacturing sector in the Americas. During his tenure, Vijay led the manufacturing sector to double digit growth every year for over 5 years.