Cognizant is an American multinational company that specializes in providing IT consulting and business process outsourcing services for sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, media, banking and entertainment. The company was founded by Wijeyaraj Kumar Mahadeva and Francisco D'Souza in 1994. Its corporate headquarters are in Teaneck, New Jersey. Cognizant forms part of the NASDAQ-100, trading under the symbol CTSH. Its business units are divided into the following sections: Financial Services; Healthcare; Products and Resources; and Communications, Media and Technology.