Pratibha Kurnool

Head of Social Impact, APJ

Cognizant

Pratibha Kurnool is Head of Social Impact, APJ at Cognizant, where she works at the intersection of AI-driven workforce transformation, social impact and partnerships. She leads initiatives that bring together business, government, nonprofits and ecosystem partners to help people and communities build the skills and confidence to thrive in an AI-powered world.

Her work spans AI skilling and adoption, strategic partnerships, philanthropic investments, employee volunteering and thought leadership across Asia Pacific. She has worked with governments, industry bodies, clients and community organizations to turn ideas into scalable programs with measurable outcomes.

Pratibha is a Singapore 100 Women in Tech awardee and a Smart Nation Ambassador award recipient. Her work focuses on building cross-sector partnerships that bring together the strengths of different sectors to create practical, sustainable impact at scale.