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Art Levy announced he is joining Cognition as VP of Global Partnerships, saying…

2026-08-04 · 22:16 UTC ·@JasonrShuman ·1 min read

Brief

Art Levy is joining Cognition as VP of Global Partnerships after eight years at Brex and a decade of dealmaking; he praised Cognition’s "insane talent density and ambition" and framed the role as a major dealmaking opportunity. Jason R. Shuman publicly celebrated the hire on 2026-08-04, calling it an "incredible get" and applauding Levy’s trajectory.

Why it matters

Art Levy announced he is joining Cognition as VP of Global Partnerships, saying he’s “spent the last decade getting deals done” and that “eight years at Brex taught me how to sprint.”

Key details

  • Jason R. Shuman (post dated 2026-08-04) called Levy an “incredible get for cognition” and praised Levy’s “unbelievable run with Brex,” expressing personal excitement even though Levy didn’t found a company Shuman could back.
Source evidence

Very few people hustle as hard and strategically as Art Levy.

Incredible get for cognition and an unbelievable run with Brex.

Im incredibly happy and pumped for him even though he didn’t start a company so I could back him

Art Levy (@artlevy)

I've spent the last decade getting deals done.

I’m now going to do them at one of the most important AI companies in the game. I am joining @cognition as VP of Global Partnerships.

Eight years at Brex taught me how to sprint at what I do best. Grateful to the team that bet on me.

Cognition’s insane talent density and ambition made it the obvious next move. The dealmaking opportunity is real. Time to get back in the arena. 🚀

— https://nitter.net/artlevy/status/2084677170786337031#m