Tennis player Reilly Opelka joins Cognition in a nontechnical role

Nov 12, 2026
The pro, recovering from wrist surgery, lists himself as a member of the non-technical staff at the maker of the Devin coding agent.

Professional tennis player Reilly Opelka has joined Cognition, the AI company behind the autonomous coding agent Devin, in a nontechnical role, Inc. reports. Opelka, who is recovering from wrist surgery, lists his title on LinkedIn as "member of the non-technical staff."

His job is to connect the company with people in sports, entertainment and business, host dinners and events, and find advisers. "I'm pretty sure I'm the only person at Cognition without a college degree. Everyone else here has IOI medals, but I have a pretty decent serve," he wrote. He says he still plans to return to the court. Inc. describes Cognition as a $48 billion startup.

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