What they were paid
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $135,000 | $229,956 | $0 | $0 | $364,956 |
| FY2024 | $135,000 | $219,968 | $0 | $0 | $354,968 |
| FY2023 | $135,000 | $219,957 | $0 | $0 | $354,957 |
| FY2022 | $135,000 | $209,971 | $0 | $0 | $344,971 |
| FY2021 | $125,000 | $209,939 | — | — | $334,939 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP DEF 14A filed April 17, 2026, accession 0001308179-26-000290, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP filed document, accession 0001308179-26-000290. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 17, 2026.
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$364,956 Joseph M. Velli, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of April 17, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $230,000 in equity.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themAudit · Compensation
The rest of the COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Archana Deskus | Independent Director | $379,956 |
| Bram Schot | Independent Director | $357,456 |
| Eric Branderiz | Independent Director | $364,956 |
| John M. Dineen | Independent Director | $374,956 |
| Karima Silvent | Independent Director | $344,956 |
| Leo S. Mackay, Jr | Independent Director | $392,456 |
| Michael Patsalos-Fox | Independent Director | $359,956 |
| Ravi Kumar | Director | — |
| Sandra S. Wijnberg | Independent Director | $379,956 |
| Steve Rohleder | Chair of the Board | $577,496 |
| Vinita Bali | Independent Director | $357,456 |
| Zein Abdalla | Independent Director | $369,956 |
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