Brian Humphries vs Mark Knickrehm

Brian Humphries

CEO of Cognizant Technology Solutions

BIO: Brian Humphries is a customer-centric, goal-oriented chief executive with diverse leadership experience, gained from general manager, sales, strategy, finance and operations roles for a number of global technology companies. In his work at Vodafone, Humphries supported national, regional and global organizations, including emerging markets; successfully building and leading highly effective teams to drive growth and market share performance. Humphries joined Vodafone from Dell where he most recently held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of its Infrastructure Solutions Group, based in Boston and Geneva. Previously, he was President of Dell's Global Enterprise Solutions, a group with approximately $15 billion in revenue, and before that he was Vice President and General Manager, EMEA Enterprise Solutions. Before joining Dell, Humphries was with Hewlett-Packard where his roles included Senior Vice President, Emerging Markets; Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development; and Chief of Staff to the Chairman and Chief Executive. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of HP Services. The early part of his career was spent with Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation. He received his Bachelors of Business Administration with Honors, from the University of Ulster in 1996.

Mark Knickrehm

CEO of Gainwell Technologies

BIO: Mark Knickrehm is chairman and chief executive officer of Gainwell Technologies. He leads an experienced team that empowers clients through technology to deliver health and human services programs that enable successful outcomes for beneficiaries nationwide. Mark has served on the Board of Directors of Gainwell since December 2021. For eight years, Mark led Accenture’s global health business, helping grow it to more than $3 billion in annual revenue. He has deep healthcare experience, having led large systems integration projects and operational transformation programs for public sector health organizations. Mark also has extensive experience developing systems and solutions that power health insurance exchanges at the state and federal levels. He understands how to bring payers, providers, and public health entities together to deliver better health outcomes for those most vulnerable in our communities. Mark also served as the global chief executive of Accenture Strategy, the company’s consulting business, which focuses on solving clients’ most pressing challenges at the intersection of business, technology and operations. He helped clients’ C-suite executives develop strategies to transform their organizations. Additionally, Mark was a member of Accenture’s Global Management Committee. Before that, Mark spent 12 years at McKinsey & Company. As a partner, he focused on strategy, operations and organizational transformation. Mark serves on the Salk Institute Board of Trustees, a nonprofit research organization focused on research in areas such as aging, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and AIDS.