# Binny Gill

> Binny Gill is the founder and CEO of Kognitos, an enterprise automation company built around his idea of "English as code." After studying computer science at IIT Kanpur and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, researching storage systems at IBM, and spending eight years at Nutanix, where he became CTO for cloud services, Gill started Kognitos to let business experts describe executable processes in ordinary language. His work combines probabilistic AI with symbolic logic so that automations can ask for clarification, preserve an audit trail, and remain under human control.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Kognitos
- **Organizations:** Kognitos, Nutanix, IBM Research
- **Education:** B.Tech., Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, M.S., Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- **Known for:** Built a computer-science patent portfolio described publicly as nearly 100 patents., Served as chief architect and later CTO for cloud services during an eight-year tenure at Nutanix., Founded Kognitos and developed its English-as-code approach to enterprise automation.

## Career timeline

- **1995-1999** — Studied computer science and engineering at IIT Kanpur.
- **1999-2001** — Completed a master's degree in computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; his 2001 thesis examined dynamic policy-driven role-based access control for active spaces.
- **2000s-early 2010s** — Worked as a researcher at IBM, publishing on storage systems and building a large patent portfolio.
- **2013-2021** — Spent eight years in technology leadership at Nutanix, serving as chief architect and later CTO for cloud services.
- **2020** — Founded Kognitos after a coding lesson with his son prompted the idea that computers should execute instructions expressed in natural language.
- **2021-01** — Left Nutanix to focus on Kognitos and its goal of making natural language a programming interface.
- **2023-11** — Kognitos announced a $20 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures, bringing reported total funding at the time to $30 million.
- **2024-05** — Kognitos and Wipro announced a partnership to deploy generative-AI business automation solutions.
- **2025-06** — Kognitos announced a $25 million Series B led by Prosperity7 Ventures and launched its neurosymbolic business-operations platform.
- **2026-03** — Discussed Kognitos 2.0, deterministic AI and the shift from prompts to enterprise knowledge in a Fortt Knox conversation.

## Achievements

- Built a computer-science patent portfolio described publicly as nearly 100 patents.
- Served as chief architect and later CTO for cloud services during an eight-year tenure at Nutanix.
- Founded Kognitos and developed its English-as-code approach to enterprise automation.
- Led Kognitos through a $20 million Series A in 2023 and a $25 million Series B announced in 2025.
- Co-authored research on enterprise storage systems, including work presented through USENIX and IEEE venues.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — In an AiThority interview, Gill argued that enterprise AI is moving from experimentation toward accountability, traceability and deterministic execution.
- **2026-03** — Appeared in a Fortt Knox conversation to discuss English as code, Kognitos 2.0 and the move from prompts toward durable business knowledge.
- **2026-01** — Published predictions comparing software's future to the restaurant business, arguing that customer experience will matter more than the old build-versus-buy divide.
- **2025-10** — Joined the Humans & AI Show to discuss English as code, human control and career advice for people entering AI.
- **2025-06** — Announced Kognitos' $25 million Series B and the launch of its neurosymbolic automation platform for business operations.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kognitos.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/binnygill/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/binnygill

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Last updated: 2026-08-18