Cognota Appoints Beth Gantz as Chief Revenue Officer

The appointments come as Cognota doubles down on innovation across its next-gen AI-native platform, bringing in proven leadership to drive revenue growth, operational execution, and product development for the LearnOps (learning operations) category it helped to define.

Beth brings more than 20 years of go-to-market leadership in the learning and talent development industry, with a track record of building high-performing teams and driving significant revenue growth at category-defining companies.

James brings more than two decades of product and engineering leadership across some of the most recognized names in edtech and consumer learning, with a track record of building and scaling platforms that serve millions of learners worldwide.

"As Cognota continues to grow, I'm thrilled to have Beth Gantz stepping into the role of Chief Revenue Officer & Acting COO, and to welcome James Spere as our Chief Product Technology Officer", said Ryan Austin, CEO and Founder of Cognota.

The appointments come shortly after Cognota announced its Series B financing, the acquisition of Learnexus (an on-demand marketplace of L&D specialists), and recent major investment in Cognota’s next-gen AI-Native LearnOps platform to accelerate agentic use-cases and deepen enterprise integrations. With Gantz leading go-to-market strategy and Spere driving product innovation, Cognota is positioned to deepen its work with enterprise learning and talent teams and extend its lead as the category creator in LearnOps.