People at Cognition

Leadership

The 12 people who run Cognition, with each one's own headline.

Walden YanCo-Founder & CPOHuman @ Cognition AI | IOI ’20 Gold Medalist | MIT PRIMES ResearcherFull profile →Scott WuCo-Founder and CEOFull profile →Alex StamosChief Information Security OfficerCISO at Cognition, teaching at StanfordFull profile →Steven HaoCo-FounderCo-Founder at CognitionFull profile →Silas AlbertiChief Research OfficerChief Research Officer & Founding Team @ Cognition | prev: AI PhD @ Stanford, DeepMind, Jane StreetFull profile →Brandon CamhiSVP, MarketingMarketing @ CognitionFull profile →Emily CohenSVP, Operations & PeopleCognition | Neo | Stanford CS | ex McKinsey, GoogleFull profile →Paul GrewalChief Legal & Global Affairs OfficerMember of Legal and Policy Staffs at CognitionFull profile →Russell KaplanPresidentPresident & Co-Founder at CognitionFull profile →Jeff WangPresident, New EnterprisePresident, New Enterprise at Cognition (Prev Windsurf CEO)Full profile →Jared PalmerVice President of EngineeringVP of Engineering @ CognitionFull profile →Chris DegnanChief Revenue OfficerChief Revenue Officer at CognitionFull profile →

Research

22 profiles, by LinkedIn team: Research and Engineering.

Allen LiuResearcherElliot En-Yi LiuHuman EngineerMokshit JainMember of Technical StaffBen PanResearch EngineerFermi MaResearcherJacob TeoResearch & EngineeringJay GrantResearch OperationsJoseph GrossSpecial ProjectsMehmet Deniz BirlikciResearchMerlijn VosLead Applied Engineer, EvaluationsNikhil JhaMember of Technical StaffRohan ChoudhuryMember of Technical StaffSean SullivanEngineerWith WindsurfTill KernSpecial ProjectsWilly XiaoEngineering ManagerYang LiuResearcher

• Carlo BaronioResearch Lead
• Sampriti PandaResearcher (research & infra)
• (Ching-Yuan) Alex LinResearch
• Eric LuMember of Technical Staff
• Rick Zhangspecial projects
• Ryan KimResearcher

Engineering and product

89 profiles, by LinkedIn team: Engineering, Product and Leadership.

Adhyyan SekhsariaFounding EngineerAndrew HeHuman Software EngineerAshley KhooMember of Technical StaffCharlie MeyerSpecial Projects EngineerCheng-Yuan LeeMember of Technical StaffWith WindsurfFederico MarcosData Infra & Analytics LeadGennady KorotkevichSoftware EngineerJared ZoneraichBuilder in ResidenceJeffrey LingHuman Software EngineerKevin SunSoftware EngineerSara XiangHuman Product ManagerSushant SachdevaMember of Technical StaffTheodor MarcuHead of Product GrowthTony JiangFounding EngineerYue Chen LiSoftware Engineer (building Devin)Aidan Blum LevineTechnical LeadAndrew LockeEngineering Lead | FederalArjun Mishraspecial projects engineerBrian SmitchesLead Partner Deployed EngineerWith WindsurfBrian ZhouEngineeringBryce HuntEngCalvin GiroudVP, Customer EngineeringCalvin HuangSoftware EngineerCharity QuinnApplied AI EngineerDarragh BurkeMember of Technical StaffDavid KrajewskiMember of Technical StaffDavid Salvador-Jasin, PhDApplied AI EngineerDev ChhedaSoftware EngineerErik RoziFederal EngineerEvan NorbomAV/IT EngineerGabriel AndrettaSoftware EngineerGina WangDeployed EngineerWith WindsurfGiovanni D'AntonioResearch Team + Office of the PresidentIdo PesokMember of Technical StaffJaime Leo MizrachiFDE LeadJia WuTeam Lead, Deployed EngineeringWith WindsurfJonathan ShoemakerMember of Technical StaffJorge ZreikMember of Technical StaffKai TranApplied AI Engineer (Evals)Katie ChengMember of Technical StaffLucas KimMember of Technical StaffMartin McKeaveneyEngineeringMateo WeinerEngineerMatt SchrageMember of Technical StaffMatthew VanderwerfMember of Technical StaffWith WindsurfMitchell TanProductMorgante ⚡ PellMember of Technical StaffMrinal MohitMember of Technical StaffNathan WongMember of Technical StaffNumair BaseerDeployed Engineering Leader, HLSWith WindsurfPatrick MaMember of Technical StaffPrem NairMember of Technical StaffWith WindsurfRamiro Silveyra d'AvilaSoftware EngineerRay WangML EngineerWith WindsurfRoshan FernandoDeployed Engineering LeadTanay TandonEngineerTiancheng QinMember of Technical StaffVanessa SalasDeployed EngineerWith WindsurfYannis PsorakisHead of Field Engineering EMEAYibo HuangMember of Technical Staff

• Alexander DenglerMember of Technical Staff
• Patricio PerezIngeniero de software
• Aaron JanseMember of Technical Staff
• Ahmad RazaFDE
• Alex MaskeDirector - Head of Travel, Media/Entertainment, Telco
• Alexander BakerDelta Engineer · With Windsurf
• Andrew McAllisterDirector of Information Technology
• Bryce CasajeMember of Technical Staff
• Cristiam Da SilvaOpen Source Applied Engineer, Evaluations
• Eashan SinhaEngineer · With Windsurf
• Edison ZhangMember of Technical Staff · With Windsurf
• Ian ZhouMember of Technical Staff
• Ishita GuptaApplied AI engineer
• Jack MeigelDeployed Engineer
• Joon Hee LeeMember of Technical Staff
• Justin MotaIT Specialist
• Leo LiMember of Technical Staff
• Logan FurhmanAssociate · With Windsurf
• Mason BatchelorDeployed Engineer · With Windsurf
• Matias Pierobon MarcosData Engineer
• Michael DongMember of Technical Staff
• Nick BrownApplied AI Engineer
• Nolan Van SchmusServer Technician - IT
• Oliver NiMember of Technical Staff
• Ricardo RiosIT Engineer
• Samuel HsiangMember of Technical Staff
• Tej NairMember of Technical Staff
• Vibha SeshadriApplied AI Engineer
• Young Jean HanSoftware Engineer

Go-to-market

49 profiles, by LinkedIn team: Sales/GTM and Leadership.

Akira Shibata, PhDField CTO, JapanMark PorterField CTOTakumi MasaiPresident & General Manager, Japan (日本法人社長)Aman ThindField CTO, Financial ServicesElliot BransonCTO of FederalJacob AddingtonRegional Director, Head of Healthcare & Life SciencesWith WindsurfJake VillasVice President, Majors - IndustrialsMarcel SchwagerHead of Partnerships - Americas & EMEAWith WindsurfNick MimsGTMWith WindsurfRichard SpenceVP & GM APACRodolfo SaldanaCognition AI Ecosystem Lead | Bringing Devin to LATAMRon MiasnikVP Business DevelopmentSebastian CañizaresDirector of Sales, EnterpriseWith Windsurf

• Gardner JohnsonVP of Partnerships · With Windsurf
• Alex MonasterioGTM · With Windsurf
• Bakari HargraveTeam Lead, Enterprise Sales · With Windsurf
• Ben JaderstromVP, Majors Sales · With Windsurf
• Bobby NobakhtAccount Director, Enterprise · With Windsurf
• Canyon ManskeGTM - Strategic Account Executive · With Windsurf
• Chirag ZaveriStrategic Account Executive · With Windsurf
• Christina HuangApplied AI Operations
• Connor HaleyMajors Account Director · With Windsurf
• Daniel Eduardo AcordaVP Southern Europe
• Daniel LevinApplied AI
• David BeanAI Natives @ Cognition · With Windsurf
• David MorseVP Enterprise
• Devanshi GuptaApplied AI, GTM
• Dilan KrishnamurthyGTM · With Windsurf
• Dillon VargoGTM | Account Director, Enterprise · With Windsurf
• Frank FrassicaStrategic Partnerships · With Windsurf
• Hannah ZimmermanApplied AI · With Windsurf
• Hayden HibberdAccount Director - High Tech Majors · With Windsurf
• Jessica KwokDirector of Strategic Partnerships · With Windsurf
• Kamran PirastehApplied AI Team Lead
• Kruthesh RabiAssociate · With Windsurf
• Lahari GangineniAI Support Engineering Lead · With Windsurf
• Melissa DuApplied AI
• Meredith (McCarty) SiewertHead of Majors, Insurance · With Windsurf
• Murphey HarmonAccount Director, Insurance · With Windsurf
• Osmin BerliozEnterprise Account Director, East
• Parker DrewAccount Director, Enterprise · With Windsurf
• Patton JonesPartner Director · With Windsurf
• Ryan MillardDirector, Major Accounts · With Windsurf
• Sam RudyGTM
• Sandeep ShahVice President - Banking, Financial Services, & Insurance · With Windsurf
• Travis MyersGTM · With Windsurf
• Tyler McCormickStrategic Account Executive · With Windsurf
• Tyler MusaStrategic Account Director · With Windsurf
• Van Hoisington IIIStrategic Account Executive · With Windsurf

Operations, design and marketing

18 profiles, by LinkedIn team: Marketing, Finance/Ops, Recruiting/People, Design and Legal.

Joseph ZhangHead of DesignAndrew KarposHead of FinanceEric HuMember of Design Staff (Principal)Grace ZhouCorporate ChefHannah Miller-JonesGTM Talent Acquisition LeadWith WindsurfHiroshi SakuraiHead of Japan MarketingJoseph AlessioBrand LeadJoshua KooChief of Staff, APACMatt BerglandDeveloper Marketing, Events & Special ProjectsWith WindsurfNicholas SchröderHead of Brand & CreativeOuliana TrofimenkoGlobal Vice President, Talent Acquisition and Executive SearchSalima GhadimiOperations

• Asmar GhafoorHead of Talent and People Operations - International
• John SolomonContent Wrangling
• Jon ArnettCommercial Counsel · With Windsurf
• Jonathan CostetVP, Demand Generation
• Lauren LeeHead of Employee Experience
• Ryan M. Gee, CPAController · With Windsurf

Advisors

2 profiles of people Cognition's roster lists as advisors.

Shawn WangAdvisor

• Daniel ChiuAdvisor

Joined through acquisitions

51 profiles came with Windsurf and are listed above by team; 19 more came with five other acquisitions and two smaller teams.

Poke

5 profilesThe deal →

Felix SchlegelCo-FounderMarvin von HagenHead of InteractionMax LohmannMember of Technical StaffSamyok NepalMember of Technical Staff

• Pavel TritchkovResearch

Corridor

3 profilesThe deal →

Ashwin RamaswamiMember of Technical StaffJack CableHead of Security ProductsMatthew GalliganMember of Security Staff

Dioxus Labs

3 profilesThe deal →

Jonathan KelleyMember of Technical StaffNico BurnsMember of Technical Staff

• Evan AlmloffMember of Technical Staff

TierZero

4 profilesThe deal →

Anhang ZhuSpecial ProjectsYun ParkMember of Technical StaffJake RachleffMember of Technical StaffKevin DelgadoAccount Director

Havana

2 profilesThe deal →

Nathan WangliaoBuilding

• Zhan Xiong ChinMember of Technical Staff

Axlora

1 profile

Nick WongSpecial Projects Engineer

Consul

1 profile

Rakeeb HossainMember of Technical Staff

Former

26 profiled people who have left Cognition. Where they work now comes from their own LinkedIn.

Albert TamResearch EngineerNow at OpenAIChris DiazDeployed Engineering Team LeadNow at SpaceX Super IntelligenceGraham MorenoVP, Worldwide GTMNow at Parallel Web SystemsMark JabbourML research engineerNow at Jump TradingNeal WuMember of Technical StaffNow at Thinking Machines LabAakash MahalingamEngineerNow at Canary (YC W26)Adam ZweigerMember of Technical Staff InternNow at Thinking Machines LabAndrew GaoHuman Software EngineerAndrew WangResearcherNow at Thinking Machines LabConnor FogartyResearch InternJoe LiML Research InternNow at Stanford UniversityMoritz StephanHuman Software EngineerNow at Hone

• Alex HammettCognition - Europe · Now at Conduct
• Chon Hou YeEngineer · Now at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Cooper de NicolaSoftware Engineer · Now at Armadin
• Michael FosterFounding Software Engineer · Now at Fireworks AI
• Pietro Max MarsellaMember of Technical Staff · Now at Flappy Airplanes
• Saransh SainiEngineer · Now at Google DeepMind
• Satwik BeborthaDeployed Engineering Leader · Now at OpenAI
• Adam StroussVP, Finance
• Brooke ArthurManaging Director, MEA & JAPAC · Now at Qantara Advisory
• Gary (Bin) ChangML Engineering · Now at River AI
• Maggie CisnerosStrategic Account Executive - Insurance · Now at Golden Geese Recruiting
• Piyush MarghadeLead Product Manager
• Saumia SinghalSoftware Engineer · Now at You.com
• Steven CaoResearcher · Now at Capable

Everyone

All 666 people Autumn found at Cognition. Names with a full profile open it; the rest open their LinkedIn.

When they joined

Start dates by quarter for the 633 people with a public one; the most, 141, are in 2025 Q3. For people who came with Windsurf or another acquired company, the date is usually when they joined that company.

2026 Q4 runs to 2026-11-04.

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How we made this

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Prompt

Enrich {name}, {title} at Cognition (Devin, Devin Desktop/Windsurf). Dig into what they've built or worked on at Cognition and how they got there, including any company Cognition acquired. Before Cognition, look for the specific teams, desks, labs and co-founders they worked with, and any olympiad, ICPC or training-camp history with teammates. Pull in their open source work and anything they've posted publicly about working at Cognition, quoted word for word. This is for a public page, so skip contact details.

People found

666

Full profiles

237

Autumn research tasks

274