— 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
—Act-On, a Portland, Ore.-based marketing automation platform, added Gregg Ames as chief commercial officer and Syed Ahmed as senior vice president of engineering. Ames previously worked in sales at Marketo,… Read More
— Former Intellectual Ventures EVP Maurizio Vecchione has been appointed president and CEO of Seattle-based Washington Global Health Alliance, a non-profit whose mission is to connect and inform Washington’s global… Read More
— Avalara announced Wednesday that CFO Bill Ingram is retiring in March and will be replaced by Ross Tennenbaum, Avalara’s current executive vice president of strategic initiatives. Ingram joined Avalara… Read More
— PATH, a Seattle nonprofit organization with more than 1,400 employees across 22 offices worldwide who work on global health challenges, has hired Nikolaj Gilbert as its new president and… Read More
Mixer has lost both of its co-founders as the Microsoft-owned streaming service looks to mount a challenge to the incumbent power in the market: Amazon’s Twitch. Matt Salsamendi, who co-founded… Read More
— Former Zillow executive RJ Jones joined real estate brokerage eXp World Holdings as executive vice president. Jones was most recently the head of investor and corporate relations at Zillow… Read More
When BJ Lackland first joined Lighter Capital, he had just two colleagues and there was no revenue model. Fast forward seven years, and the Seattle-based company has invested more than… Read More
— Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has landed a gig as CEO at APiJET, a Seattle-area aviation analytics startup. Elop is perhaps best known for his time at Microsoft, which… Read More
Just months after closing out the 15-year-long Opportunity rover mission on Mars, Cornell University astronomer Steve Squyres is taking advantage of a new opportunity: the post of chief scientist at… Read More
— WestRiver Group is adding some firepower to its leadership team as the investment firm looks to put more dollars behind startups across the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle-based firm just… Read More
— A trio of ex-Zillow employees today launched Kingston Marketing Group, a new communications and marketing firm based in Kingston, Wash. The three partners include: Katie Curnutte, an 11-year Zillow… Read More
— Glassdoor CEO and co-founder Robert Hohman will step down on Jan. 6. The former Microsoft and Expedia exec will remain chairman as Glassdoor COO and president Christian Sutherland-Wong takes… Read More
— Jani Strand is out at RealSelf, just nine months after joining the cosmetic review site as chief brand and communications officer. “RealSelf has a ton of potential and I… Read More
— Pop culture toy company Funko will welcome Jennifer Fall Jung as its new chief financial officer in August. She succeeds Russell Nickel, who announced his departure in April. Fall… Read More
The University of Washington named longtime professor François Baneyx to lead its CoMotion innovation center. Baneyx is currently the Charles W.H. Matthaei Professor of Chemical Engineering; director of the Center… Read More
Leafly is moving into a bigger headquarters in Seattle as it expands headcount amid a fast-growing cannabis industry. The marijuana review and discovery website has leased two floors at 333… Read More
Avanade’s CEO is stepping down, but the tech consulting and services company born out of a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft, didn’t have to look far for a replacement.… Read More
Ex-Microsoft exec Tony Scripa has signed on as chief financial officer at Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes. Scripa spent 18 years at Microsoft in its global OEM division and was most… Read More
Todd Humphrey is getting back to his hockey roots. Humphrey is leaving his position as CEO of Seattle startup LiquidPlanner and will join Seattle’s new pro hockey franchise as its… Read More
BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield, who helped the German carmaker grow its car-sharing service in the U.S., is stepping down from the role, GeekWire has learned. Banfield took the reins… Read More
Jason Goldberger is out at Blue Nile. Goldberger has left his post as CEO of the Seattle-based online jeweler, a year-and-a-half after he joined the company from Target, GeekWire has… Read More
Longtime Silicon Valley venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Venture) is rebranding to Threshold Ventures, Axios reported on Wednesday. The three people who co-founded DFJ— Tim Draper; John Fisher; and… Read More
For the first time in its 23-year history, Madrona Venture Group has a female managing director. The Seattle-based venture capital firm today announced the promotion of Hope Cochran, a former… Read More
Cat Lee, a Silicon Valley veteran who was most recently head of culture at Pinterest, has joined Seattle-based consumer-focused venture capital firm Maveron as partner. Lee was an early employee… Read More
Keith McCall and Phil Van Etten are teaming up again in a familiar way. McCall, founder of Seattle-area startup Pollen Systems, is bringing on Van Etten to be CEO of… Read More
CNBC reported Tuesday that Diego Piacentini, a longtime Amazon executive who took a 2-year hiatus in 2016, will not return to the company. Piacentini spent 16 years at Amazon, most… Read More
— Voyager Capital has hired Meredith Powell as its dedicated Canadian venture partner, a new position the Pacific Northwest venture capital firm just created. Powell is a long-time entrepreneur, investor,… Read More
Tech companies poach talent from each other all the time, but it’s not every day that you see a tech giant lose a top executive to a real estate brokerage.… Read More
Flying Fish Partners this week announced four new venture partners as the Seattle-based venture capital firm continues to raise its first $80 million fund for Pacific Northwest startups. New Seattle… Read More