Reuven Cohen is a prominent Canadian technologist known for pioneering work in cloud computing and artificial intelligence, widely recognized for his thought leadership and foundational contributions to digital infrastructure and agent-based AI systems.
Background and Achievements
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Reuven Cohen originated the term “infrastructure as a service” (IaaS) in 2005 and founded Enomaly, a trailblazing company in the cloud computing sector)
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He played a significant role in advancing enterprise AI—most notably by designing and launching EY.ai at EY Americas, an initiative deploying AI solutions for over 400,000 users on a $1.4 billion budget.
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Cohen has been an advisor, alpha/beta tester, and a core contributor to companies and projects like OpenAI, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Citrix, and Techstars.
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He has mentored startups, taught MBA-level AI courses at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School, and contributed to NIST’s first U.S. cloud definition standards.
Key Areas of Influence
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AI & Reasoning Models: Cohen explores both instruct and reasoning models, pushing neurosymbolic approaches—combining symbolic logic and mathematics with language models.
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Agentics Foundation: Founded the Agentics Foundation to unite innovators building autonomous agent systems with intuitive interfaces and agentic engineering education programs. see https://agentics.ruv.io/about
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Mentorship and Education: He has led AI and enterprise technology educational efforts, coaching both startups and enterprise teams, and feeding his insights into MBA and professional development programs.
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OpenAI Tester: Actively participated in alpha/beta testing early OpenAI releases including Codex, GPT-3.5, GPT-4, and plugins.
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Global Influence: Cohen’s work spans mentoring, standards development, government advisory, and podcasting. His views are widely cited in shaping workforce, productivity, and organizational strategy for AI.
Current and Recent Projects
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Agentics Foundation (community for agent AI systems).
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AI-driven truth detection systems, reasoning model research, and educational programs for autonomous agent development.
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Continues to advise, mentor, and advocate for innovation in AI and cloud computing across organizations, governments, and the tech startup ecosystem.
Reuven Cohen is regarded as a visionary technologist whose career spans over three decades, making lasting impacts on both cloud computing and the advancement of AI/agentic technologies globally.