SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                           CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
                             SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): August 10, 2009


                               SAPIENT CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    Delaware
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


       0-28074                                            04-3130648
(Commission File Number)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


        131 Dartmouth Street
             Boston, MA                                           02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)


                                 (617) 621-0200
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 5.02.    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 10, 2009, Stephen P. Sarno, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of
Sapient  Corporation (the "Company" or "Sapient"),  informed the Company that he
is  resigning  from  Sapient,  effective  September  4,  2009,  to pursue  other
opportunities.

Also  effective as of  September 4, 2009,  Joseph S.  Tibbetts,  Jr.,  Sapient's
Senior Vice President and Chief  Financial  Officer,  will assume the additional
role  of  Chief  Accounting  Officer.  Consistent  with  other  Company  officer
positions, the term of office for the Chief Accounting Officer is not specified.

Mr. Tibbetts,  who is 56 years old, has served as Chief Financial  Officer since
joining the Company in October  2006.  Prior to Sapient,  Mr.  Tibbetts  was the
Chief  Financial  Officer of Novell,  Inc.,  from 2003 to 2006,  and also held a
variety of senior  financial  management  positions at Charles  River  Ventures,
Lightbridge, Inc., and SeaChange International,  Inc. Additionally, Mr. Tibbetts
was formerly a partner with Price Waterhouse LLP.



                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: August 14, 2009                   SAPIENT CORPORATION
                                            (Registrant)


                                        By: /s/ Kyle A. Bettigole
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                                            Assistant Secretary