About us

Driven by Humans. Powered by AI.

Kanosis was built on the philosophy that people and action drive results. This is encoded directly into our DNA — and it lives throughout everything we do.

Who we are

The intersection of people, process, and technology

Kanosis is an advisory firm that assesses and optimizes hybrid human-AI workflows in organizations. AI is the first technology to actively participate in cognitive work alongside humans. Going beyond altering how humans accomplish tasks, AI influences how we think, behave, and experience work.

At Kanosis, we believe organizations that succeed in the new economy leverage AI while protecting the judgment, knowledge, relationships, and capability that keep a business competitive and innovative.

We evaluate how organizations operate on a daily basis and identify which functions are best performed by humans, which tasks should be outsourced to AI, and how to optimize human-AI hybrid workflows to increase performance without compromising quality.

A diverse team collaborating around laptops running AI tools — People, process, and technology working as one.

People

Process

Technology

Kanosis

People

Leadership alignment, workforce capability, and change capacity — the human elements that drive performance.

Process

Optimized Human-AI hybrid workflows to help organizations get the best performance from their people and technology.

Technology

AI transformations implemented sequentially in line with business objectives rather than tooling for its own sake.

Our team

The people behind Kanosis

The expanse of our team's experience and passion is available to every client. Our team is made up of seasoned industry leaders across most major industries and organization functions, with an international reach. From Enterprise Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, we have been there.

Nathan Shattuck

Founder & CEO

Nathan is the person organizations bring in to get things moving. He is a practitioner skilled in diagnosing performance barriers, designing practical solutions, and leading change from strategy through execution.

His work sits at the intersection of organizational performance, human behavior, and transformation. He has led initiatives across strategy, operations, and commercial environments, including organizational assessments, maturity models, reorganizations, operating model design, and large-scale change efforts.

Nathan founded Kanosis to help organizations better understand the human conditions that drive execution and performance — particularly as AI changes how people work, make decisions, and operate alongside technology. His work focuses on translating behavioral and organizational insight into practical systems that improve readiness, alignment, and results.

He brings experience supporting Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 organizations across global retail, insurance, energy, and healthcare manufacturing, with additional international work in the UK and the Netherlands.

Organizational Transformation • Behavioral Strategy • Research & Framework Development

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Ponce Duran

Director of Finance, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology

Ponce has 18 years of experience in Finance, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence. He has worked for consulting firms, financial services, and numerous Fortune 100 AI technology companies.

He brings a wide range of expertise including financial advisory and investment banking, along with technical certifications in AI, cloud, and information technology.

Ponce leads the financial, AI, and technology side of Kanosis engagements. He translates AI capability into business cases, cost and value models, and the technology architecture required to run them, so clients invest in the changes most likely to produce measurable return.

Finance • AI systems • Technology enablement

Kelley Russell

Director of Strategy and Operations

Kelley leads strategy and operations at Kanosis, bringing deep experience across business operations, strategic planning, and data analytics. She specializes in translating complex data and organizational priorities into practical insights, operating plans, and measurable action.

Her experience spans financial services, healthcare, consulting, and technology-driven environments, where she has built analytical and reporting solutions, developed performance measures and KPIs, supported strategic planning, and led business operations. At Kanosis, she applies that experience to strengthen client engagements, organizational execution, and the systems that turn strategy into sustained results.

Strategy • Operations • Data & Analytics

Our philosophy

Driven by Humans. Powered by AI.

Kanosis was built on the philosophy that people and action drive results. This is encoded directly into our DNA. Our name is derived from three Greek words — Kinesis, Ano, and Ethos — the elevation of being through action. And that lives throughout everything we do.

Kinesis

Movement — results come from action, not analysis alone.

Ano

Upward — everything we do is about elevation.

Ethos

Character — the beliefs and behaviors that shape performance.

Expertise, made accessible

The Kanosis model makes specialized expertise more accessible through focused, flexible engagements designed to maximize value.

We build muscle memory

We partner with clients in doing the work — that is where organizational muscle memory is built.

Outcomes over hours

We structure engagements around the work required to achieve the outcome.

Behavior follows environment

People respond to the incentives, workflows, and signals around them.

Tooling is not enablement

Deployed licenses and gained capability are two different measures.

Gaps are diagnosable

Performance gaps are specific structural conditions that can be identified, prioritized, and addressed.

Outcomes follow structure

When environment supports behavior, AI adoption drives performance and business outcomes.