Paul Roehrig

Paul Roehrig was Senior Vice President and Global Head of Strategy and Growth for Cognizant Digital Business & Technology. He was also a member of the Executive Leadership Team at Cognizant. (Cognizant is a business and technology company comprised of nearly 300,000 associates. It became a Fortune 500 company in 2011; as of 2021 it advanced to #185).

He is a co-author of multiple award-winning and best-selling books: "Monster: A Tough Love Letter On Taming The Machines That Rule Our Jobs, Lives, and Future" (2021), "What To Do When Machines Do Everything" (2017), and "Code Halos: How the Digital Lives of People, Things, and Organizations are Changing the Rules of Business" (2014). Roehrig is a founder and former Global Managing Director of the Center for The Future of Work. He has held various other marketing and strategy roles at Cognizant.

Roehrig was a Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. In addition, he held operational positions in designing and implementing global technology services programs for Hewlett-Packard.

Roehrig is a sought after presenter at a wide range of public, academic, and industry events such as the World Economic Forum, Dreamforce, Oracle OpenWorld, The Churchill Club, the Atlantic Festival, Politico, and many more across the globe. He has regularly been featured in publications such as Forbes, Business Week, The Economic Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Fortune India, Clarin, The Times of India, Computerworld, and others.

Roehrig holds a PhD from Syracuse University and was formerly a professional musician. He lives in the Washington, DC, area with his family.