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David Bean

“Building @ Cognition (Devin)”

Joined Cognition: Jul 2025
How they joined: With Windsurf
Before Windsurf: Brückner GroupMarketing
Status: Current

Overlapped before Cognition

Codeium (Windsurf)57

Sources¹linkedin.com ²techcrunch.com

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Researched with Autumn · 2026-11-04

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LocationSan Francisco Bay Area

Company sitecognition.ai

LanguagesEnglish

UniversityTexas McCombs School of Business, University of New Hampshire

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In an Aug 2026 LinkedIn post he wrote, word for word: "Some exciting work/life updates: I've recently relocated to San Francisco to join the AI Native team at Cognition as an Account Director!".Aug 4, 2026Some exciting work/life updates: I've recently relocated to San Francisco to join the AI Native team at Cognition as an Account Director! Too many people to thank for the guidance & mentorship over the last year throughout the Windsurf -> Cognition journey. Special shoutouts to Austin Mead, Arif Shenoy, Hannah Miller-Jones, Nick Mims, Ameen Mirdamadi, Van Hoisington III, Jerry O., & others. Nev
He wrote, word for word: "Too many people to thank for the guidance & mentorship over the last year throughout the Windsurf -> Cognition journey.".Aug 4, 2026Some exciting work/life updates: I've recently relocated to San Francisco to join the AI Native team at Cognition as an Account Director! Too many people to thank for the guidance & mentorship over the last year throughout the Windsurf -> Cognition journey. Special shoutouts to Austin Mead, Arif Shenoy, Hannah Miller-Jones, Nick Mims, Ameen Mirdamadi, Van Hoisington III, Jerry O., & others. Nev
His current LinkedIn role is "AI Natives @ Cognition" (description: "Devin"), starting Jul 2026 in San Francisco.Jul 2026
His LinkedIn lists "Building" at Windsurf in 2025 in Austin, TX, with the description "Windsurf acquired by Cognition Labs", followed by "Building" at Cognition from Jun 2025 to Jul 2026 in Austin.2025
In a Devin sales post he wrote, word for word: "Every enterprise engineering org I talk to has the same challenges: Large-scale modernization, Endless version upgrades, Mountains of tech debt". He pitched Devin for "BIG brownfield problems" at "highly regulated enterprises".Sep 30, 2025Every enterprise engineering org I talk to has the same challenges: Large-scale modernization, Endless version upgrades, Mountains of tech debt ... That's why more highly regulated enterprises are bringing in Devin, an autonomous engineer that complements assistants by tackling the heavy lifts that stall transformation.
Public headline says "Building @ Cognition (Devin)".Nov 2026
He commented on Hannah Miller-Jones's career post: "Thank you's scratch the surface, appreciate your leadership immensely over the last year".2026
In the same post he wrote, word for word: "Coding assistants help with daily flow, but they don't move the needle on these BIG brownfield problems." and "Modernization in weeks, not years."Sep 30, 2025Every enterprise engineering org I talk to has the same challenges: Large-scale modernization, Endless version upgrades, Mountains of tech debt ... That's why more highly regulated enterprises are bringing in Devin, an autonomous engineer that complements assistants by tackling the heavy lifts that stall transformation.
He reposted the announcement that Cognition is acquiring Corridor (Jack Cable, Ashwin Ramaswami) to build Devin Security. The acquisition extends Cognition's run of acquisitions after Windsurf.Oct 30, 2026
Most of his recent LinkedIn activity is reposting Cognition launches (Devin Desktop, Devin Security, acquisitions).Oct 2026Some exciting work/life updates: I've recently relocated to San Francisco to join the AI Native team at Cognition as an Account Director! Too many people to thank for the guidance & mentorship over the last year throughout the Windsurf -> Cognition journey. Special shoutouts to Austin Mead, Arif Shenoy, Hannah Miller-Jones, Nick Mims, Ameen Mirdamadi, Van Hoisington III, Jerry O., & others. Nev
He closed the move post with, word for word: "Never been a more exciting time to be part of what Cognition is building, if you're in SF, let's connect!" The post drew about 232 reactions and 59 comments.Aug 4, 2026Some exciting work/life updates: I've recently relocated to San Francisco to join the AI Native team at Cognition as an Account Director! Too many people to thank for the guidance & mentorship over the last year throughout the Windsurf -> Cognition journey. Special shoutouts to Austin Mead, Arif Shenoy, Hannah Miller-Jones, Nick Mims, Ameen Mirdamadi, Van Hoisington III, Jerry O., & others. Nev
He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire. He is also listed with a 2026 Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning program at Texas McCombs School of Business.2026

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