Andres Angelani

Andres Angelani is the Chief Executive Officer of Cognizant Softvision (a division of Cognizant Digital Business), a software product engineering company. He is a proven leader at blending design and engineering disciplines that not only boost business performance, but also help organizations build modern business that can seize the potential of the digital revolution.

Andres became CEO of Softvision in March of 2017. He continues in this role through the company’s acquisition by Cognizant in late 2018.

Prior to Softvision, Andres was a pioneer at Globant,. In his 12+ years with the company, Andres helped to create multi-million dollar practices from scratch, innovating and leading by example with a unique ‘go to market’ and delivery model.

He started up a game engineering studio, and scaled the studio model globally while living in Silicon Valley for over a decade. Before that, he served as VP of Engineering, establishing Globant’s first offices in London during the company’s early years. He is an expert in product development, software engineering, agile transformation, and game engineering.

As an entrepreneurial leader in technology, he helps executives and board to get under the skin of the disruptors and stay relevant and ahead. In addition to being a frequent speaker and thought leader, he is also an author.

His second book, Transforming While Performing: How To Create A Culture of Innovation With Partners, was published in October of 2019, and aggregates many years of experience in building innovation cultures. Andres' first book, The Never-Ending Digital Journey: Creating New Consumer Experiences Through Technology, was published in 2016, and describes his method to build high performance teams and top notch software products.

In 2019, Andres was recognized by the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC) as one of top 100 technology executive Hispanic leaders in the United States

Andres’ work and leadership is behind the most relevant digital products and digital transformations that you see today in the market.