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Career profile
Ben Daus
Legal @ Cognition AI
San Francisco Bay Area
Career path.
CognitionLegal
May 2026 - Present- John Witherspoon Society
Co-Founder
Dec 2025 - Present - Jones Day
Associate
Jan 2025 - May 2026 - The Falls Church Anglican
Project Coordinator
Aug 2024 - Dec 2024 - The Supreme Court of the United States
Law Clerk
Jul 2023 - Jul 2024 - U.S. Courts
Judicial Law Clerk
Sep 2021 - Jun 2023 - U.S. Department of Justice
Law Clerk, Office of Legal Counsel
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 - United States Department of Defense
Law Intern, Office of General Counsel
May 2019 - Jul 2019 - Office of Dr. Henry Kissinger
Research Associate/Writer
Aug 2017 - Aug 2021 - Center for Strategic and International Studies
Program Coordinator & Research Assistant for Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
Jun 2012 - Sep 2015 - Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Program Coordinator & Research Assistant
Jan 2012 - Jan 2015 - US State Department
Political Intern
May 2011 - Jul 2011 - Elmseed Enterprise Fund
Summer Director
Jan 2009 - May 2011