 In 1986 he received his master's degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Utah State University, USA.Srini Raju was the Founding CEO & MD of Dun & Bradstreet Satyam Software the in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet, established in 1994, which focused on implementing large-scale IT projects for Dun & Bradstreet businesses.DBSS was later renamed as Cognizant.