Gajen Kandiah is the Chief Executive Officer of Rackspace Technology and brings over 25 years of experience in digital transformation, AI integration, and enterprise technology. Most recently, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Hitachi Digital, where he led the company's global AI strategy and transformation initiatives. He previously served as CEO of Hitachi Vantara, guiding its growth in digital infrastructure, data management, and cloud solutions.
Earlier, Kandiah spent over 15 years at Cognizant, where he held senior leadership roles and helped scale the company significantly, including leading its multi-billion-dollar Digital Business and building the Digital Engineering practice to a $1 billion run rate in 18 months. He also co-founded NerveWire, later acquired by Wipro, and is a strong advocate for responsible and ethical AI deployment.