# Jaime Leo Mizrachi

![Jaime Leo Mizrachi](/resources/cognition/portraits/jaime-leo-mizrachi.webp)

FDE Lead at Cognition (Devin, Windsurf) building the LATAM + Spain enterprise team | ex-Palantir FDE | Stanford MS&E  
Cognition  
New York, New York, United States

## At Cognition

- Role: FDE Lead (Engineering)
- Joined: Aug 2025
- How they joined: Directly
- Before Cognition: Commanding Officer, Palantir Technologies
- Overlapped before Cognition with other Cognition people at: McKinsey & Company; Palantir (https://www.autumn.ai/resources/cognition/worked-together)

## Identity
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi
- X: @jaimeleomiz
- Domain: cognition.ai

## Notes
- On 2026-09-22 he posted, verbatim: 'This is only the beginning for our story in LATAM! We've been working in the region for almost 2 years and are extremely excited to keep growing our existing and new enterprise deployments. When I joined Cognition over a year ago this was the dream of what we wanted to get started.' (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaimeleomizrachi_building-the-future-of-software-engineering-activity-7508238558097309696-mqWn)
- Is building Cognition's Latin America + Spain go-to-market: on 2026-09-09 he wrote, verbatim, 'if you'd like to be a founding member of our Latin America + Spain team, we're building out Sales and Forward-Deployed Engineering in New York, São Paulo, Madrid, and London.' (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaimeleomizrachi_cognition-has-raised-over-2b-at-a-48b-valuation-activity-7503549787355508738-Td5S)
- Joined Cognition in Aug 2025 as FDE (Forward Deployed Engineering) Lead in New York, about one month after Cognition signed its agreement to acquire Windsurf (announced 2025-07-14); he arrived into the post-acquisition Devin + Windsurf enterprise motion rather than coming over from Windsurf itself. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi)
- On 2026-10-08 he wrote, verbatim: 'Great to spend the day with the Santander México engineering team at Developer Day. Seriously impressive group, and inspiring to see how much Santander invests in its engineers!'. (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaimeleomizrachi_celebramos-el-d%C3%ADa-del-desarrollador-con-d%C3%ADa-activity-7513767025748582400-JL9H)
- LinkedIn about: 'Having studied Management Science & Engineering and History at Stanford, gaining experience at tech startups, Palantir, and now Cognition AI, I'm looking to generate an impact in LATAM by advancing AI adoption at scale for enterprises.' (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi)
- On X he wrote, verbatim: 'So grateful to our amazing customers who have bet on us to help power their most ambitious work.  Crossing $1B in revenue is an incredible milestone, but what I'm most proud of is the trust behind it.' (https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/2103700793010614535)
- The same 2026-09-09 post tagged Cognition colleagues Calvin Giroud, Diogo Tamura, Guilherme Grupenmacher, Thiago Magro, Tomás Holtz, Alister MacCormack, Antonio López Ruiz, Rose Landeira, Max Martin, Eddie Mattout and Daniella Grimberg, which outlines the LATAM/Iberia team he works with. (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaimeleomizrachi_cognition-has-raised-over-2b-at-a-48b-valuation-activity-7503549787355508738-Td5S)
- Cognition's Windsurf deal included the Windsurf IDE, IP, trademark and brand, $82M ARR and 350+ enterprise customers, which is the product surface (Windsurf, now Devin Desktop) his FDE team deploys alongside Devin. (https://cognition.ai/blog/windsurf)
- Stanford University B.S. in Management Science & Engineering with a minor in History (class of 2024); the Stanford CS147 Finding Focus studio lists him as 'MS&E | CS, Class of 2024'. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi)
- Public headline says "Building Cognition | Ex-Palantir | Stanford". (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi)
- On 2026-05-27 he reshared Cognition's 'More Devins in More Places' announcement with: 'Excited to keep building the future of software engineering!' (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaimeleomizrachi_more-devins-in-more-places-cognition-activity-7465518382713421826-wsaI)
- Summer 2023 Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company (Miami). (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi)
- Summer 2021 Venture Capital Analyst at Sony Innovation Fund in the Tel Aviv District, Israel. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi)
- Having studied Management Science & Engineering and History at Stanford, gaining experience at tech startups, Palantir, and now Cognition AI, I’m looking to generate an impact in LATAM by advancing AI adoption at scale for enterprises; this comes from the profile summary and preserves the person's own positioning. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi)
- Product Management Intern at DEUNA (LATAM checkout fintech), Nov 2020 - Jan 2021. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi)
- Early Panama roles: International Business Intern at the Cámara de Comercio, Industrias y Agricultura de Panamá (Jan-Mar 2020), Logistics/Warehouse Intern at Blu Logistics Latam (2017, 2019; Employee of the Month, BASC certification prep), and Digital Marketing Intern at ENLACES, Fundación Espacio Creativo (2018; first volunteer named Employee of the Month). (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi)
- Previous roles include Commanding Officer at Palantir Technologies; Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies; Summer Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company; Product Manager at Slash; Varsity Athlete D1 Fencing at Stanford University; Venture Capital Analyst at Sony Innovation Fund; Product Management Intern at DEUNA; Chief Executive Officer at College Crunch Time. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi)
- On X he wrote, verbatim: 'Just a little bit of what makes Cognition special' (https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/2093468615722906000)
- On X he wrote, verbatim: 'Incredibly excited for this team and the impact they are going to have!  Can't wait to use Hone' (https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/2108230539681611840)
- Retweeted Slash's 'Slash 2.0' launch; he was a Product Manager at Slash in summer 2022 (Jun-Sep 2022, SF Bay Area). (https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/1567312606641422336)
- X bio: '@cognition | Previously @palantirtech, @stanford', based in New York, NY; the account has about 122 followers and was created in Aug 2018. (https://x.com/jaimeleomiz)
- On X he wrote, verbatim: 'A lot more for us to keep doing!' (https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/2097388867863166991)
- Retweeted Primero (@Primero_ai) announcing a $12M seed, 'one of the largest seed rounds in LatAm'. (https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/2092440875792019565)
- Location is New York, New York, United States. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi)

## Experience
- FDE Lead at Cognition - New York, New York, United States (Aug 2025 - Present)
- Scout at Andreessen Horowitz (Oct 2026 - Present)
- Commanding Officer at Palantir Technologies - New York, New York, United States (Apr 2025 - Aug 2025)
- Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies - New York, New York, United States (Sep 2024 - Apr 2025)
- Summer Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company - Miami, Florida, United States (Jun 2023 - Sep 2023)
- Product Manager at Slash - San Francisco Bay Area (Jun 2022 - Sep 2022)
- Varsity Athlete D1 Fencing at Stanford University (Aug 2021 - Apr 2022)
- Venture Capital Analyst at Sony Innovation Fund - Tel Aviv District, Israel (Jul 2021 - Sep 2021)
- Product Management Intern at DEUNA (Nov 2020 - Jan 2021)
- Chief Executive Officer at College Crunch Time - Panama City, Panamá, Panama (Jun 2020 - Dec 2020)
- International Business Intern at Cámara de Comercio, Industrias y Agricultura de Panamá - Panama City, Panamá, Panama (Jan 2020 - Mar 2020)
- Logistical Intern at Blu Logistics Latam - Panama City, Panamá, Panama (Jun 2019 - Jul 2019): Collaborated with warehouse managers for Business Alliance for Secure Commerce (BASC) certification, prepared company for BASC audit, implemented safety measures, Employee of the Month
- Digital Marketing Intern at ENLACES, Fundación Espacio Creativo (Jun 2018 - Jul 2018): I’ve implemented eco-friendly reforms, performed search engine optimization for the foundation’s website, developed content for grant applications, spearheaded its digital marketing campaigns, tutored at-risk youth in English and Math, first volunteer to be named Employee of the Month in foundation's history
- Warehouse Intern at Blu Logistics Latam - Panama City, Panamá, Panama (Jun 2017 - Jul 2017)

## Education
- Stanford University - Bachelor of Science - BS, Management Science and Engineering: Minor in History
- Stanford University - Summer @ Stanford focused on Physics and Calculus
- Phillips Academy - Andover Summer Session on Writing for Success and Internarional Relations

## Sources
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimeleomizrachi?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAACffIHQBWMPaZZi40TsDfVHVvZFV3cm-x7A
- https://cognition.ai/blog/windsurf
- https://x.com/Stanford/status/1306636348820828160
- https://ohsobserver.com/highlights-of-the-first-ohs-annual-roast-session/
- https://x.com/jaimeleomiz
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognition-ai-labs/posts
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/joincolossus/posts
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-wu-8b94ab96?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAABRcyU0B3eVfSh_wWQgM7w3CZRywJOf28G8
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaimeleomizrachi_building-the-future-of-software-engineering-activity-7508238558097309696-mqWn
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaimeleomizrachi_cognition-has-raised-over-2b-at-a-48b-valuation-activity-7503549787355508738-Td5S
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaimeleomizrachi_celebramos-el-d%C3%ADa-del-desarrollador-con-d%C3%ADa-activity-7513767025748582400-JL9H
- https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/2103700793010614535
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jaimeleomizrachi_more-devins-in-more-places-cognition-activity-7465518382713421826-wsaI
- https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/2093468615722906000
- https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/2108230539681611840
- https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/1567312606641422336
- https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/2097388867863166991
- https://x.com/jaimeleomiz/status/2092440875792019565


Researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-04. Profile: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/cognition/people/jaime-leo-mizrachi · Everyone at Cognition: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/cognition/people