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Aug 28, 2026, 10:08 AM

Tech Moves: Former Xbox exec named Dolby CEO; Microsoft AI exits; new Fred Hutch leaders

— Marc Whitten, a former Microsoft and Amazon executive, was named president and CEO of San Francisco-based Dolby Laboratories. He… Read More

Aug 21, 2026, 8:26 AM

Tech Moves: AWS data leader jumps to Oracle; Seattle Children’s names new CIO; Zillow’s new legal chief

An AWS director who ran the launch of Oracle Database@AWS has joined Oracle. Also in this edition: Seattle Children’s names a Stanford informatics leader as CIO, Zillow fills a newly created chief legal and policy role and a former Convoy executive is Uber Freight’s new product chief. Read More

Aug 14, 2026, 8:41 AM

Tech Moves: AWS government tech VP departs; Funko, Coinme and DAT Freight add to C-suite

Dave Levy, VP of AWS Worldwide Public Sector, left Amazon for a reported role at Google; Funko, Coinme and DAT Freight added to their C-suites; Membrion names VP; and more personnel changes. Read More

Aug 13, 2026, 10:27 AM

Lev, the PSL spinout building an ‘AI co-founder’ for startups, names tech vet Jay Bartot as CTO

Jay Bartot has spent most of his career building startups and advising other founders. Now he’s joining another veteran entrepreneur in a bet that technology can do a lot of that work. Read More

Aug 10, 2026, 10:14 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon VP leaves for Lime; MicroVision and Slalom name execs; Microsoft departures

Former Amazon VP Hannah McClellan Richards is now COO of Lime; MicroVision, Slalom and Gravyty add to their C-suites; Microsoft leaders depart for Crusoe and Gartner. Read More

Aug 4, 2026, 9:59 AM

Tech Moves: Salesforce/Tableau exec departs; startups AIM and Gravitics add to C-suite

Teri Hatfield, Salesforce EVP and Tableau CRO, has taken a role at Iterable; Gates Foundation’s legal director has left for Arnold & Porter; and Seattle-area startups AIM and Gravitics have added to their C-suites. Read More

Jul 30, 2026, 8:56 AM

Salesforce hires ex-Microsoft exec to lead Agentforce engineering amid string of departures

After nearly three decades at Microsoft, cybersecurity executive Krishna Kumar Parthasarathy has announced he is joining Salesforce as executive vice… Read More

Jul 27, 2026, 9:37 AM

Tech Moves: Remitly names CISO; Joseph Williams leads cybersecurity ed at WWU; Yoodli gets product VP

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

Jul 23, 2026, 10:34 AM

Tech Moves: Agility Robotics gets CFO; Microsoft security departure; Zap’s legal officer; new KEXP CPTO

Agility Robotics names a CFO ahead of its plans to go public, moving its current CFO/COO into an operations-focused role. Microsoft loses another security leader while Zap Energy gets a chief legal officer. Read More

Jul 20, 2026, 10:32 AM

Veteran Microsoft security executive joins AWS amid broader reshuffle in Redmond

Rudra “Rudy” Mitra, who led Microsoft’s Purview data-security business, is joining Amazon Web Services as vice president of security services. His move is part of a broader reshuffling of Microsoft’s security leadership this year under new chief Hayete Gallot. Read More

Jul 17, 2026, 10:30 AM

Icertis CEO is departing; contract management company names CFO and board member interim leaders

Anand Subbaraman is departing as CEO of Icertis less than a year after taking the role. CFO Rajat Bahri and board member Jim Moffatt will serve as interim co-CEOs while the Bellevue company searches for a permanent leader. Read More

Jul 16, 2026, 10:01 AM

Tech Moves: Former Amazon exec joins F5; Microsoft security CVP departs; Qualtrics adds leadership

F5 names former Amazon executive as its chief people officer; Rudra Mitra departs as a Microsoft CVP after more than 27 years; and Qualtrics adds leaders. Read More

Jul 15, 2026, 12:40 PM

AWS EC2 and AI leader Dave Brown to exit, replaced by Amazon exec and Microsoft vet Dave Treadwell

Dave Brown is leaving Amazon Web Services after nearly 19 years, departing at the end of July for a new role outside the company. Dave Treadwell, a longtime Amazon executive who spent 27 years at Microsoft, will take over AWS Compute and ML Services on Aug. 1. Read More

Jul 13, 2026, 10:17 AM

Tech Moves: Remitly CMO departs; Temporal names EVP; Veeam and Qualtrics leadership changes

Rina Hahn leaves role as Remitly’s CMO; Temporal promotes Preeti Somal to EVP amid reorganization; and Veeam and Qualtrics make leadership changes. Read More

Jul 8, 2026, 2:24 PM

T-Mobile exec Mike Katz exits after 28 years, as carrier reshuffles top ranks and taps ex-AT&T leader

T-Mobile’s longest-tenured Un-carrier architect is leaving after 28 years, as CEO Srini Gopalan reshapes the carrier’s leadership team and brings in a former AT&T executive. Read More

Jul 8, 2026, 10:09 AM

Tech Moves: Seattle tech exec named Dropbox CPO; Xbox VP among layoffs; C-suite changes at T-Mobile

Past exec at Amazon, Microsoft and Google is now Dropbox’s first CPO; T-Mobile appoints a new C-suite leader and promotes another; and Xbox VP Kevin LaChapelle is laid off in Microsoft’s big round of layoffs. Read More

Jul 7, 2026, 12:03 PM

Former Impinj CEO Bill Colleran tapped to lead Seattle AI coding startup Adronite

Bill Colleran, a veteran technology executive who previously led Impinj and sold Innovent Systems to Broadcom, has joined Seattle-based AI coding startup Adronite as CEO. Read More

Jul 7, 2026, 7:57 AM

Chicago software company plants flag in Seattle area as new leadership team seeks AI talent

Governance, risk and compliance software company LogicGate recently signed a lease in Bellevue with space for up to 25 employees and expects to have about 20 people working there by the end of the year. Read More

Jul 2, 2026, 12:43 PM

Nvidia recruits longtime Microsoft sales leader Nick Parker with $40M+ pay package

Nick Parker, a 26-year Microsoft veteran who led its worldwide commercial sales business, is joining Nvidia as executive vice president of worldwide field operations, succeeding retiring sales chief Jay Puri. The new role puts him in charge of global sales and customer relationships at the center of the AI boom. Read More

Jul 1, 2026, 10:08 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon Music names VP; Microsoft departures and a Copilot shakeup; Veeam adds exec

Amazon Music names VP of product and tech; Microsoft’s corporate VP of Security, Compliance, Identity, Management & Privacy steps down while its Copilot platform undergoes a shakeup; Veeam appoints a chief marketing and customer AI officer; and Read More

Jun 24, 2026, 1:17 PM

Glenn Kelman’s next gig: Former Redfin CEO joins venture firm Greylock as executive in residence

Real estate industry icon Glenn Kelman has found his next home — professionally, anyway. The longtime Redfin CEO, who stepped… Read More

Jun 23, 2026, 10:21 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft names exec; Remitly CPO/CTO departs; AWS veteran to head Synthesia in Seattle

Microsoft names chief digital safety officer; Remitly’s chief product and technology officer departs; and an AWS leader joins Synthesia to oversee its new Seattle office. Read More

Jun 18, 2026, 9:42 AM

Tech Moves: Seattle tech exec Brian Hall joins Mistral; Amazon departures; new Dropzone AI leader

After leadership roles at Microsoft, Amazon and Google, Brian Hall joins Mistral; Amazon’s VP of Alexa Domains retires; Dropzone AI names a head of product. Read More

Jun 12, 2026, 10:31 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft exec departs Azure; Xealth gets first CRO; Slalom names Pacific NW leader

Microsoft technical fellow and Azure Core CTO Marcus Fontura is departing; Xealth named its first CRO; and Slalom recruited a PNW lead from Accenture. Read More

Jun 11, 2026, 6:59 AM

Former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky to lead new $10B AI data center venture

Former Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky is returning to the world of cloud infrastructure as co-founder and CEO of Helix Digital Infrastructure, a newly-launched company backed by more than $10 billion. Read More

Jun 5, 2026, 10:28 AM

Tech Moves: Salesforce names president; Microsoft execs coming and going; Amazon departures

A pair of Microsoft security executives are on the move — one headed to Salesforce, one returning to fill the vacancy. Meanwhile, two Amazon veterans are calling it quits at the company. Read More

Jun 2, 2026, 10:02 AM

Tech Moves: Expedia names SVP; Microsoft AI leader departs for Uber; ZeroAvia CEO steps down

Expedia names SVP in global advertising; a Microsoft AI technical lead departs for Uber; and the CEO of the sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia steps down. Read More

May 28, 2026, 9:54 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon’s healthcare business gets new leader; Scott McFarlane leaves helm of Avalara

Neil Lindsay, SVP of Amazon Health Services, is leaving his post after five years — capping a 15-year tenure at the tech giant as Dr. Roy Schoenberg steps into the role. Scott McFarlane, who co-founded Avalara 22 years ago on Bainbridge Island, Wash., is resigning as CEO and moving to an advisory role. Read More

May 22, 2026, 12:04 PM

Tech Moves: Xbox names CTO; Smartsheet gets first AI chief; Amazon VP departs for DoorDash

Microsoft promoted Scott Van Vliet to Xbox CTO, while Smartsheet elevated Drew Gardner to the newly created role of chief AI officer. Amazon saw some departures and arrivals, including a VP’s exit for DoorDash. Read More

May 21, 2026, 1:05 PM

CEO of Paul Allen’s $3.1B science and tech fund steps down less than a year after launch

Dr. Lynda Stuart is departing as the first CEO of the Fund for Science and Technology, the foundation created under late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s instructions. The change comes amid broader shifts in the Allen philanthropic ecosystem, including the departures of top AI researchers from the Allen Institute for AI. Read More