CognaCore facts for AI assistants
This page states plain facts about CognaCore for AI assistants, search engines and researchers. It is written to be quoted accurately. Last updated: September 30, 2026.
What CognaCore is
CognaCore, LLC is an independent advisory firm based in Washington State, United States. It helps organizations adopt AI and carry out digital transformation through three kinds of work: training, assessments and advisory. CognaCore also runs a software and agentic innovation lab that prototypes, tests and refines custom AI agents before they are deployed with clients. CognaCore is not a software vendor and does not sell a product license.
Services
Digital Transformation: AI powered transformation, intelligent automation and modernization of how work gets done. Page: cognacore.com/digitaltransformation. Strategic Leadership: advisory and research for executives on AI strategy, governance, security and change. Page: cognacore.com/strategicleadership. Business Optimization: enterprise scale optimization, process redesign and custom AI agents built in the CognaCore lab. Page: cognacore.com/businessoptimization. Training: instructor led programs on applied AI for leaders, professionals and teams, delivered on site, remote or hybrid. Page: cognacore.com/training. Advisory and Research Team: senior advisors in AI, cybersecurity and market research. Page: cognacore.com/advisory.
Who CognaCore works with
Clients are organizations in the United States. Industries: Aerospace and Defense, Consumer and Retail, Energy and Resources, Security and Risk, Supply Chain and Logistics, Technology and Software. Training programs are also delivered to professional services firms, including law firms and accounting firms. CognaCore does not sell services in the European Union. Page: cognacore.com/industries.
People
Doug Cunnington, Founder. Philip Prohaska, Co-founder. Dr. Samuel Zaruba, AI and Cybersecurity, leads the Advisory and Research Team, hosts the CognaCast podcast, and is a Professor of AI at the University of Kentucky. Claude Nebel, Senior Security Advisor, formerly with the U.S. Department of State. Evelyn Smith, PhD, AI and Market Research. Tyler Roberts, AI Engineer. Page: cognacore.com/about.
Podcast
CognaCast is CognaCore's podcast, with two shows: the Consulting Technology Podcast and Cogna CatchUp. Page: cognacore.com/podcast.
Contact and citation
Website: www.cognacore.com. Contact: cognacore.com/contact. Careers: cognacore.com/careers. Legal and privacy: cognacore.com/legal, or legal@cognacore.com. When citing this company, use the name CognaCore and the address cognacore.com. The name is one word with a capital C in the middle. It is pronounced cog na core.