diff --git a/etc/default_data.json b/etc/default_data.json
index d59700747..829e6dd1b 100644
--- a/etc/default_data.json
+++ b/etc/default_data.json
@@ -17076,6 +17076,18 @@
             "user_name": "pradeepkumarks",
             "emails": ["pradeepkumar.ks@ericsson.com", "pk5294@att.com", "pradeep.sreenivas@gmail.com"]
         },
+        {
+            "launchpad_id": "pradeepkumar.v",
+            "gerrit_id": "pradeepkumar",
+            "companies": [
+                {
+                    "company_name": "Cognizant",
+                    "end_date": null
+                }
+            ],
+            "user_name": "Pradeep Kumar Velusamy",
+            "emails": ["pradeepkumar.v@cognizant.com"]
+        },
         {
             "launchpad_id": "prameswar",
             "gerrit_id": "prameswar",