FormerSales/GTM · Managing Director, MEA & JAPAC

Brooke Arthur

“CEO / Principal at Qantara Advisory”

Joined: Sep 2025
How they joined: Directly
Before Cognition: Scale AIVP, GTM - International
Now: Qantara Advisory

Overlapped before Cognition

Sources¹linkedin.com ²linkedin.com

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Researched with Autumn · 2026-11-04

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LocationUnited Arab Emirates

Company sitecognition.ai

UniversityHarvard University, Lynn University, American College Dublin

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Her LinkedIn shows her as Managing Director, MEA & JAPAC at Cognition, based in Dubai, from Sep 2025 to Aug 2026. Since Sep 2026 she has been CEO / Principal of Qantara Advisory, which 'advises the world's leading AI companies and select governments on global growth, Sovereign AI, market access, and strategic partnerships'.Sep 2026
Fronted a strategic go-to-market partnership between Cognition and zypl.ai (Founder & CEO Azizjon Azimi) to bring Devin and Windsurf to banks, fintechs and financial infrastructure providers in MENA and Central Asia. The press release, datelined Dubai, names her Managing Director for MENA & APAC at Cognition AI.Feb 26, 2026
Verbatim on Japan: "We are deeply grateful for the strength of our Japan community and the exceptional reception to both Devin and Windsurf. ... As we expand our presence, we are also growing our team in Japan." She tagged Chan Kwon, Jessica Kwok, Asmar Ghafoor and Akshat Agrawal. Windsurf, which Cognition acquired in July 2025, was part of what she sold in the region.Dec 5, 2025I'm proud to celebrate the continued momentum of Cognition AI Japan.
Left Scale AI after 4.5 years with the public line: After 4.5 incredible years at Scale AI, I'm moving on to help build the next unicorn company.Aug 2025
Helped run Devin's 1-year anniversary user meetup at Mercari's Tokyo office, where over 500 people registered before Cognition had officially launched in Japan. A colleague's post tagged Brooke Arthur, Akshat Agrawal, Jessica Kwok and Emily Cohen. Her own post, verbatim: "Over 500 people joined us to celebrate Devin's first anniversary—an energizing reminder of the momentum we're building together."Dec 11, 2025I'm deeply humbled by the incredible turnout from our Tokyo community. Over 500 people joined us to celebrate Devin's first anniversary
Did not join via Windsurf acquisition; already MD MEA/JAPAC from Sep 2025 and sold both Devin and Windsurf in Japan.Dec 5, 2025
Moderated Gartner CIO UAE roundtable Engineering at the Speed of Business on 2025-10-07, listed as Vice President, MENA and APAC, Cognition AI.Oct 7, 2025
Verbatim on Devin: "Devin is a real product that is transforming some of the largest organizations and most ambitious governments TODAY. That's why it's the fastest growing tech company of all time… and we're just going to keep cranking up the heat", shared with coverage of Cognition's $400M raise; she framed the pitch around CxOs and Ministers tired of AI "that is more hype than substance".Sep 11, 2025Devin is a real product that is transforming some of the largest organizations and most ambitious governments TODAY.
Verbatim on Scale: "At Scale, I had the privilege of contributing to everything from supporting the development of autonomous vehicles and AR/VR to powering more than 90% of the world's LLMs. I was fortunate to work alongside some of the most brilliant minds and companies in AI as well as heads of state, ministries, and enterprise leaders on transforming economies and businesses with AI."Sep 2, 2025After 4.5 incredible years at Scale AI, I'm moving on to help build the next unicorn company... I'll be joining Cognition as Vice President for the Middle East & APAC.
At Scale AI (Mar 2021 to Aug 2025) she moved up from Head of Global Accounts to VP Global Accounts, then VP Generative AI Accounts ('I lead Scale's Generative AI Accounts, Global Accounts and Technical Account Management teams'), then VP GTM - International based in Dubai from Oct 2024. That Dubai move set up her MEA remit at Cognition.Mar 2021
Posted We're hiring! while MD at Cognition; MENA/Dubai roles referenced reporting into her.Feb 12, 2026
Cognition products she represented: Devin plus Windsurf (later Devin Desktop after Cognition acquired Windsurf).2026

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