Cornerstone and Cognota Announce Expanded Partnership, Delivering LearnOps-Powered Ecosystem for Learning and Talent Teams
Cornerstone and Cognota are supporting the growing enterprise demand for stronger operational discipline, budget transparency, and execution visibility across learning ecosystems, for measurable learning impact
Toronto, ON and SANTA MONICA, Calif. – March 2, 2026 – Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a leader in workforce agility solutions, today announced an expanded partnership with learning operations platform and long-standing partner, Cognota. Building on an established referral partnership, this reseller agreement allows Cornerstone to offer Cognota as part of its broader ecosystem, accelerating time-to-value for global enterprises.
Cornerstone Galaxy™, an AI-powered all-in-one talent management platform, powers how learning is delivered and experienced, while Cognota complements this by bringing operational structure to how learning is planned and governed. Together, they unlock both sides of operational excellence for talent and learning development leaders and their teams. For Cornerstone Galaxy customers, Cognota adds the operational layer that turns this visibility into action, bringing structure to planning and budgeting, consistency to execution, and confidence in how learning investments are tracked and evaluated.
“Our platform data shows that L&D and talent teams are under pressure to do more and to prove business impact,” Ryan Austin, CEO & Founder, Cognota. “The shift from ad hoc learning operations to a disciplined LearnOps model provides clear prioritization, resource allocation, and improved budget control and forecast accuracy that L&D teams desperately need to make – and prove – their impact.”
“Through this industry-first formal partnership with Cognota, we’re furthering operational excellence for Cornerstone enterprise customers,” said Adam Sherman, VP, Sales & Growth Strategy at Cornerstone. “We’re excited to expand the partnership and continue helping organizations gain stronger executive confidence in their L&D investment decisions.”
Learn more about how you can transform your L&D strategy today with Cornerstone and Cognota:
- Cornerstone Galaxy Platform: https://www.cornerstoneondemand.com/platform/
- Cognota LearnOps Platform: www.cognota.com/learnops
- LearnOps Maturity Model: https://cognota.com/learning-operations-maturity-assessment/
About Cornerstone
Cornerstone powers the potential of organizations and their people to thrive in a changing world. Cornerstone Galaxy, the complete AI-powered workforce agility platform, meets organizations where they are. With Galaxy, organizations can identify skills gaps and development opportunities, retain and engage top talent, and provide multimodal learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of the modern workforce. Approximately than 7,000 organizations and 140 million users in 186 countries use Cornerstone Galaxy to build high-performing, future-ready organizations and people today.
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About Cognota
Cognota is the first and only LearnOps® platform for enterprise Talent and Learning and Development teams. Its award-winning software streamlines processes, and unlocks capacity, enabling performance improvements and delivering ROI. With Cognota, teams work more efficiently and can effectively demonstrate the business impact of Learning and Development initiatives. Operational excellence and business alignment starts with Cognota. Learn more at www.cognota.com.
