Ron Miasnik is helping Cognition drive AI transformation at scale

Before Ron Miasnik joined Cognition as head of business development, he was a partner at Bain Capital Ventures with a focus on artificial intelligence. Part of his job involved understanding how the technology was actually being used to add value, and Cognition’s AI coding agent, Devin, “kept coming up as one of the tools that was driving transformation at scale in a very meaningful way,” he says. Bain Capital Ventures was also part of a $400 million fundraising round, at a $10.2 billion valuation, that Cognition announced in September 2025. Since Miasnik joined Cognition in September 2025, the company has continued to expand its reach, in part by enabling Devin to help with other aspects of software development, like reviewing and testing code and updating documentation. The company early on had a vision of AI that could provide value through the entire lifecycle of software engineering rather than simply churning out code, Miasnik says. [Illustration: Derek Abella] Cognition’s enterprise clients include Goldman Sachs, Citibank, and Santander, and Miasnik continues to help forge new deals and partnerships. He says the company aims to be more than a toolmaker, working closely with customers to help them maximize the benefits of AI rather than simply selling them a software product and calling it a day. “We actually see ourselves as a transformation partner that works at the highest levels of the organization to drive massive change,” he says. Despite concerns across the industry about the technology reducing the need for human labor, Miasnik believes that AI means companies will need more human engineers, who will each be able to accomplish more than ever with the assistance of tools like Cognition’s. “Really, the only limits will start to become our own judgment and our own ambition and creativity,” he says. This profile is part of Fast Company’s AI 20 for 2026, our roundup spotlighting 20 of AI’s most influential technologists, entrepreneurs, corporate leade