Recruiting/People · SVP, Operations & People

Emily Cohen

“Cognition | Neo | Stanford CS | ex McKinsey, Google”

Joined
Jul 2025
How they joined
Directly
Before Cognition
NeoPartner
Status
Current
“My first meeting with Brandon Camhi was supposed to be 30 minutes. Five hours later, I walked away wondering if marketing should be my calling in another life. That’s when I knew Brandon was our guy.”
SVP, Operations & People · Sep 2026 · LinkedIn

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Investments3
Details
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Company sitecognition.com
UniversityStanford University
Public SpeakingJavaC++CJavaScriptMean StackMicrosoft OfficeData AnalysisInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational DevelopmentProject Management
Notes
  • Her public posts since joining are dominated by hire announcements she personally recruited (Alex Stamos as CISO, Brandon Camhi to lead marketing, Art from Brex as VP Global Partnerships).Sep 2026
  • Public headline says "Cognition | Neo | Stanford CS | ex McKinsey, Google".
  • Emily Cohen retweeted @igarciacamargo: 'in 2027, the majority of tokens spent on coding will go towards security. there is no better team to tackle this than @…'Oct 30, 2026
  • Emily Cohen retweeted @cognition: 'Founded by three 22-year-olds in 2023, @mercor crossed $2B ARR in June, only 4 months after hitting $1B. Today, millions of…'Oct 29, 2026
  • Emily Cohen retweeted @alexkaplan0: 'We are committing $100,000,000+ in Devin credits to secure the world. Devin Security is our new platform to do just that.'Oct 28, 2026
  • Emily Cohen (@emilyycohen) announced that Alex Stamos is joining Cognition as CISO, noting he starts that day and is actively hiring.Sep 29, 2026
  • Emily Cohen works at Cognition, referring to it as 'our CISO' and 'Join us' in her post.Sep 29, 2026
  • Posted on X as @emilyycohen, referencing the last 2 years and what Devin can do for customers, and inviting people to join.Sep 25, 2026
  • Works at Cognition; states every day at Cognition makes her more convinced the industry is at the dawn of the biggest technological shift and that it is the most fun she will ever have at work.Sep 8, 2026
  • Described today's news (the post's subject) as a major milestone for Cognition.Sep 8, 2026
  • Emily Cohen (@emilyycohen) posted a reply on X to a thread by @alexkaplan0.Sep 8, 2026
  • Works with Art Levy, who joined Cognition as VP of Global Partnerships; she welcomed him to the team.Aug 4, 2026

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