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Tech Moves: Superhuman hires CTO; Getty Images founder departs board; Xbox vet joins Unity

by Taylor Soper on June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 at 1:57 pm

Chris Bee, a tech exec who previously worked at Lessen, Zillow, and Uber, joined AI email startup Superhuman as chief technology officer. Bee was most recently CTO at Lessen, a… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Amazon Prime Air leader lands at Torc Robotics; Microsoft vet joins Meta

by Taylor Soper on June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 at 12:03 pm

Eric Berlinberg, who spent the past decade at Amazon and was a key leader on the company’s Prime Air team, is moving on from the Seattle tech giant for a… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP joins Google; Remitly hires compliance chief; and more

by Taylor Soper on June 11, 2024June 12, 2024 at 8:43 am

— Digital remittance company Remitly hired Spyro Karetsos as its new chief compliance officer. Karetsos previously held the same role at Google, where he was most recently chief legal officer. He… Read More

Tech Moves: Lexion leaders start new roles at Docusign; Spectrum Effect hires president

by Taylor Soper on June 6, 2024June 6, 2024 at 1:58 pm

Docusign officially completed its acquisition of Seattle startup Lexion last week, and several former leaders at Lexion have new roles and titles. Lexion CEO and co-founder Gaurav Oberoi is now… Read More

Tech Moves: SheerID names new CEO; Pinecone adds COO; legal vet joins Docusign; and more

by Kurt Schlosser on June 3, 2024June 3, 2024 at 10:21 pm

Portland, Ore.-based marketing verification startup SheerID named Stephanie Copeland Weber as the company’s CEO on Monday. She succeeds SheerID co-founder Jake Weatherly, who is taking on a new role as board… Read More

Yi-Jian Ngo, longtime leader of Seattle’s Alliance of Angels, steps down

by Taylor Soper on June 1, 2024June 3, 2024 at 9:29 am

Yi-Jian Ngo, a fixture of the Seattle startup community and longtime leader of the Alliance of Angels, is stepping down from the angel investor group. Ngo will depart to spend… Read More

Tech Moves: Workday CIO joins Tanium board; Madrona investor departs; City of Seattle hires CTO

by Taylor Soper on May 30, 2024May 31, 2024 at 1:02 pm

Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity company Tanium added two new board members: Rani Johnson and Tim Millikin. Johnson is the chief information officer at HR giant Workday. She previously held IT leadership… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle marketing vet Lynn Girotto joins Qualtrics as chief marketing officer

by Taylor Soper on May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 at 9:15 am

Experience management technology Qualtrics hired longtime Seattle marketing leader Lynn Girotto as its new chief marketing officer. Girotto was previously chief marketing officer at video software company Vimeo and San Francisco-based customer… Read More

Tech Moves: Icertis adds COO and CMO; ex-Zulily CEO lands new gig; Maveron hires senior associate

by Taylor Soper on May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 at 12:35 pm

Bellevue, Wash.-based contract management software company Icertis recently added two new executives: Anand Subbaraman as chief operating officer and Jay Lee as chief marketing officer. Subbaraman, based in India, was… Read More

Tech Moves: Madrona adds Silicon Valley partner; Walmart execs join Nex; and more

by Taylor Soper on May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 at 11:15 am

Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona is boosting its Silicon Valley footprint with the addition of Jeff Mills as partner and head of investor relations. Mills most recently was managing director… Read More

Amperity CEO Barry Padgett stepping down from Seattle startup

by Lisa Stiffler on May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 at 6:43 am

Amperity CEO Barry Padgett is stepping down from the Seattle startup to spend time with his teenage children and will transition to an advisor role beginning next month. Chris Jones, Amperity’s… Read More

Tech Moves: Agility Robotics hires Magic Leap exec; Zuper adds CMO; and more

by Taylor Soper on May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 at 8:32 am

Daniel Diez, a longtime tech and communications leader who was most recently chief commercial officer at augmented reality company Magic Leap, joined Agility Robotics as its chief strategy officer. The… Read More

Tech Moves: Google Cloud VP joins AWS; Unity CTO departs; PitchBook founder steps down

by Taylor Soper on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 at 2:24 pm

— Baskar Sridharan, a longtime Seattle-area software engineering leader who was most recently a vice president at Google, joined Amazon Web Services as a vice president leading the AI/ML Services and… Read More

Bay Area investor Vivek Ladsariya moves to Seattle, joins Pioneer Square Labs as managing director

by Taylor Soper on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 at 9:41 am

Seattle’s venture capital ecosystem is getting some fresh Bay Area talent with the addition of Vivek Ladsariya, a veteran investor who recently relocated from Silicon Valley to take a new… Read More

Longtime CEO to leave Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company

by Todd Bishop on May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 at 3:52 pm

Bill Hilf, the veteran tech executive and longtime CEO of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company, formerly known as Vulcan Inc., is stepping down after more than seven years.… Read More

Tech Moves: Funko names new CEO; Nintex promotes VPs; Leafly adds president

by Taylor Soper on May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 at 2:39 pm

Cynthia Williams, a video game industry vet who recently departed Wizards of the Coast, was named CEO of Everett, Wash.-based pop culture collectibles maker Funko. Williams was previously president of… Read More

Tech Moves: NanoString CEO and CFO depart; Remitly names HR chief; Temporal founders swap roles; Gradial adds exec

by Taylor Soper on May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 at 11:49 am

Brad Gray is stepping down from NanoString after 14 years leading the Seattle biotech company as CEO. NanoString this week completed its acquisition to life sciences research and diagnostic giant… Read More

Tech Moves: Docker and Qualtrics leaders join Seattle startup Mason; Beyond adds Zulily director

by Taylor Soper on May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 at 12:25 pm

Mason, a Seattle startup that offers a hardware-software platform for companies managing device fleets, hired Webb Stevens as its new CEO and John Thimsen as its new CTO. Stevens is… Read More

Kerry Carter tackles CEO role at Atavus as ex-pro aims to grow adoption of football training technique

by Kurt Schlosser on April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 at 11:09 am

Kerry Carter, a former pro football player with the Seattle Seahawks and other teams, is tackling a new role as CEO at Atavus, the Seattle-based sports technology company that teaches… Read More

Tech Moves: Matt Hulett steps down as PetMed Express CEO; Seattle startup Avante adds execs

by Taylor Soper on April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 at 9:57 am

Matt Hulett, a veteran of the Seattle tech and startup scene, is stepping down as CEO and president of PetMed Express, a publicly traded, Florida-based online pet pharmacy. Hulett joined the… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet Dave Parker named CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization

by Taylor Soper on April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 at 7:48 am

Veteran entrepreneur and startup advisor Dave Parker is taking over as CEO at global networking group Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Parker has been around startups for nearly three decades as a founder,… Read More

Zillow and Grubhub vets launch new Seattle-based advisory firm to help growth companies

by Taylor Soper on April 23, 2024April 24, 2024 at 10:58 am

Longtime technology industry leaders Chad Cohen and Ryan Domyancic unveiled Scala Advisors, their new Seattle-based advisory firm designed to help growth-stage companies in the public and private markets. Cohen is… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Meta infrastructure VP joins Microsoft; DoorDash adds Amazon vet to board

by Taylor Soper on April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 at 3:12 pm

Jason Taylor, the former vice president of infrastructure at Meta, joined Microsoft as corporate vice president and deputy CTO for the company’s AI supercomputing efforts. Taylor spent more than 13… Read More

Tech Moves: Sana R&D chief steps down; Seattle U names new computer science leader

by Taylor Soper on April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 at 10:08 am

Seattle University named Dr. Burkhard Englert as the new Department Chair and Amazon Endowed Chair of Computer Science. Englert is currently the computer science department chair at Norfolk State University… Read More

Wizards of the Coast President Cynthia Williams stepping down after 2 years leading game giant

by Thomas Wilde on April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 at 10:28 pm

A new SEC filing reveals that Cynthia Williams plans to step down as president at Hasbro-owned game company Wizards of the Coast. No specific reason has been publicly offered for… Read More

Former Moz CEO Sarah Bird is new CEO at Canvas, creators of home 3D modeling tech

by Kurt Schlosser on April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 at 12:05 pm

Sarah Bird, the Seattle tech veteran who led SEO software startup Moz for seven years, is the new CEO of Canvas, a software company that builds technology for remodeling, architecture… Read More

Longtime Microsoft exec Gurdeep Singh Pall joins Qualtrics as president of AI strategy

by Todd Bishop on April 17, 2024April 16, 2024 at 10:21 pm

Technology leader Gurdeep Singh Pall, a longtime Microsoft executive, is joining experience management technology company Qualtrics as its first president of artificial intelligence strategy. Pall left Microsoft last fall after… Read More

Washington Technology Industry Association names Kristen Forecki as new board chair

by Taylor Soper on April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 at 4:25 pm

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) named longtime Seattle tech leader Kristen Forecki as the new chair of its board of directors. Forecki is currently a senior director of experiences… Read More

Tech Moves: Avalara names president; Microsoft vet launches AI forum; Common Room adds product leader

by Taylor Soper on April 16, 2024April 17, 2024 at 7:44 am

— Seattle-based tax software company Avalara named Ross Tennenbaum as its new president. Tennenbaum joined Avalara in 2019 and became its CFO a year later. He will continue to serve as… Read More

Tech Moves: OpenAI hires former Amazon Web Services leader to lead new Tokyo office

by Taylor Soper on April 15, 2024April 15, 2024 at 8:43 am

Tadao Nagasaki, a longtime tech exec who led Japan-related operations for Amazon Web Services and F5, is joining OpenAI to head up the company’s new hub in Tokyo, its first… Read More

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