Leadership

Meet the Executive Team at Cognis

Santosh Patnaik

Co-Founder, Director & CEO

Santosh has over 22 years of experience in the technology industry and deep expertise in Enterprise Data Storage, virtualization, Cloud and DevOps. As an early technology adapter and enthusiast, he founded Cognis Solutions. He is widely respected for his integrity, innovative mindset and dynamism. Santosh holds Mater of Computer Application from Berhampur University. Prior to incorporating Cognis, Santosh has worked in HP, IBM, LSI, Dell and in few startups both in technology and in leadership role.

Lipa Patnaik

Co-Founder, Director

Lipa is the co-founder of Cognis Solutions. Lipa is responsible for shaping important aspects of the company business including financial planning and strategy initiatives. Lipa is a post graduate from Berhampur University.