— Nicole Ford joined Nordstrom as chief information security officer. Ford previously served as vice president and CISO at Rockwell Automation, with past experience leading security transformation initiatives and developing cybersecurity… Read More
Seattle-based retail giant Nordstrom laid off an unspecified number of workers from its technology division last week, citing the need to “operate more efficiently.” The company would not say how… Read More
— Nordstrom has a new technology leader. The retail giant hired Jason Morris as its new chief technology and information officer, effective May 1. Morris comes from Walmart, where he spent… Read More
Two geeks definitely stepped out in style in Seattle on Wednesday night. Karina Martija-Harris and Brian Crouch, winners of this year’s Geek Style Reboot, attended the GeekWire Gala feeling refreshed and looking great… Read More
Everyone gets a pass for slacking off on the fashion front over the past couple years. But with the return of the GeekWire Gala in Seattle this week, it’s time… Read More
Finding the right outfits in our closets is a daunting task these days, given three years of social hibernation. Who couldn’t use a little refresh? With our annual GeekWire Gala… Read More
Edmond Mesrobian, Nordstrom’s chief technology and information officer, is stepping down on Oct. 14, according to a new regulatory filing. Mesrobian joined Nordstrom in 2018. He was previously chief technology… Read More
Amie Thuener, Alphabet VP and chief accounting officer, was appointed to Nordstrom’s board of directors, effective March 15. Thuener has nearly three decades of experience in marketing and accounting. Prior… Read More
Nordstrom has acquired a minority stake in the fashion brands Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT through a deal with UK online giant Asos, in the Seattle-based retailer’s latest bid… Read More
Seattle-area tech companies are joining a national movement to increase the diversity on U.S. corporate boards of directors by adding Black members. Companies including Accolade, Amperity, Heritage Environmental Services, RealSelf… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. It was another tumultuous week in Seattle, the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, with restaurants and bars ordered closed,… Read More
— Seattle health-tech startup Propio expanded its leadership team with three new additions: Amish Patel, vice president of product. Patel was previously vice president of technology at high-tech football helmet… Read More
NEW YORK CITY — I spent a little time across the country earlier this month in New York City and had a chance to check out how some of Seattle’s… Read More
Refreshed and ready to party, Nadia Daniel and Brendan Weitzman strolled into the Showbox at the Market in Seattle on Thursday night looking elegant and sharp. The pair had officially… Read More
Nadia Daniel wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to get ready to head to work every day. Brendan Weitzman moonlights after work as a trivia host and is often running on… Read More
Here comes gift-giving season, and have we got a good one for you or a special geek in your life. For the third year in a row, GeekWire is teaming… Read More
— Lisa Nelson is leaving her role as managing director of M12, the corporate venture arm of Microsoft. Nelson is a 14-year Microsoft veteran who helped to launch the company’s… Read More
Months ago, long before President Donald Trump “hereby ordered” U.S. companies to find places other than China to make their goods, Seattle-based shoe and apparel company Brooks Running was already… Read More
— The University of Washington’s Clean Energy Institute named Kevin Klustner as executive director of the Center for Advanced Materials and Clean Energy Technologies (CAMCET). Klustner was most recently CEO… Read More
A pair of Nordstrom technology executives are leaving the company, and the chief technology officer plans to reorganize the retailer’s digital division in the latest shakeup of the Seattle-based company’s… Read More
Blake Nordstrom, one of the leaders of the Seattle-based Nordstrom retail chain, died on Wednesday in Seattle at the age of 58. His passing comes less than a month after… Read More
Lana Neyolova looked at herself in a mirror and twirled. “Why am I an engineer?” she laughed. Kellen Ball sat on a couch nearby sipping champagne at 3 in the… Read More
The holidays are fast approaching and that means family, food, good cheer and … stress! Let us help you out with that last item. For the second year in a… Read More
Nordstrom is solidifying its commitment to the digital retail world with a new chair of its board of directors. Brad Smith, the longtime chair and CEO of software company Intuit,… Read More
Nordstrom is doubling down on its technology efforts, naming Edmond Mesrobian as the retailer’s new chief technology officer. A veteran of grocery retailer Tesco and online travel giant Expedia, Mesrobian is… Read More
Amazon Prime Day has surpassed Black Friday as the tech giant’s biggest shopping event of the year, but by creating a new shopping holiday out of thin air, Amazon is… Read More
How customers shop at Nordstrom may be due for a dramatic change in the next few years. At its “Investor Day” gathering in Los Angeles Nordstrom showed off its futuristic… Read More
Know Labs, the publicly-traded material identification technology company, has a new chief business officer. The company announced that Mike Grabham, a serial entrepreneur and most recently the founder and CEO… Read More
Zillow Group gobbled up a pair of floors at Russell Investments Center in Seattle, referred to by some as Zillow Tower because the real estate information company has taken over… Read More