Friday, August 29, 2008

Who is Danford F. Smith


Danford F. Smith Executive Officers
President & Chief Operating Officer and Director


As President and COO of Virtusa, Dan Smith leads Virtusa’s global sales, marketing and delivery organizations. Dan brings 20 years of experience leading and growing large global IT services organizations.

Prior to Virtusa, Dan was a General Manager at Cognizant Technology Solutions, where he held sales, delivery, and P&L responsibilities for the company’s largest business unit, which included Insurance, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Communications and Media practices. Dan also pioneered the company’s vertical go-to-market strategy and implemented sales and account management models that were adopted across the firm. During his six-year tenure as an leadership team member, the company grew from $25 million to over $500 million.

Prior to Cognizant, Dan was a partner at CSC Consulting, where he was responsible for technical leadership, account management and P&L. Prior to CSC, Dan was a technology lead at Baker & Taylor and an instructor at the Chubb Institute of Computer Technology. Dan earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Williams College and an MBA from Rutgers University.

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