Satellite communications company Kymeta added a former CIA deputy director to its C-suite; Alaska Airlines named its first chief information technology officer; and Microsoft saw three departure and the return of a former leader. Read More
Seattle-area startups like OneCourt, Yoodli, and Tin Can made the list alongside tech giants Amazon and SpaceX — while Microsoft was left off entirely. Read More
LinkedIn’s list of Seattle’s hottest startups includes companies headquartered in California and Texas. We did a little digging and found a geography problem hiding in plain sight. Read More
The startup known for AI practice sessions for sales pitches and job interviews is launching tools that build training courses, coach employees during meetings and track whether skills improve. The company was valued at more than $300 million in December. Read More
Silvia Candiani has been promoted to CVP of the recently launched Microsoft Frontier Company, while Microsoft Elevate has hired a former UNICEF leader as VP. Amazon Web Services has promoted Alexis Bateman to director of global sustainability. Gradial has added a CMO, and Yoodli and Kestra have each named a VP. Read More
The Washington Technology Industry Association’s new “Tech Universe Map” charts the founder lineage of 625 companies, showing that Microsoft and the University of Washington account for the largest share. A WTIA executive says the hubs forming next are mostly out-of-state companies with engineering centers here. Read More
Seattle’s Remitly names a new CISO amid continued leadership shuffling; Seattle tech and public service leader Joseph Williams is director of cybersecurity programs at Western Washington University; and Yoodli hires a VP of product. Read More
Seattle’s Yoodli used a cardboard sign to get its name and web address on Fox Sports’ live broadcast of FIFA World Cup festivities from Pier 62 on the waterfront. Read More
Amazon VP Yunyan Wang is now Chewy’s CTO; Smartsheet names new CFO; and a longtime Microsoft exec joins NetApp’s C-suite, among other tech moves. Read More
This award recognizes companies with an exceptional workplace environment. The finalists this year are Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), Carbon Robotics, DAT Freight & Analytics, Humanly, and Yoodli. Read More
In the latest Pacific Northwest tech moves, Amperity and Siteimprove name CMOs; an AWS security director departs; and Elizabeth Scallon goes to Nvidia. Read More
Amazon Quick Suite has a new vice president, Chronus named a CEO, Supio added to its C-suite, and REI got an AI lead, among other Seattle area tech moves. Read More
Steven Maheshwary, a former generative AI leader at Amazon, is now a go-to-market lead in strategic partnerships at Anthropic, the AI giant behind Claude and backed by Amazon. Read More
Expedia nabs Xavier Amatriain from Google to serve as its first chief artificial intelligence officer and data officer while Textio’s Kieran Snyder takes a role at Microsoft. Read More
Two Amazon leaders are departing; Seattle Children’s names its new CEO; and Starbucks, Acumatica, Yoodli add executives in the latest tech moves. Read More
