Tech Moves – Page 16 of 44

Sep 30, 2022, 3:52 PM

Tech Moves: Techstars Seattle leader Isaac Kato steps down after leading accelerator for 3 years

Isaac Kato has stepped down as managing director of Techstars Seattle after leading the startup accelerator program for the past… Read More

Sep 28, 2022, 7:25 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams leader joins Highspot; Edifecs, Acumatica add execs; and more

Bhrighu Sareen was named president of product & engineering at sales enablement software startup Highspot. Sareen previously spent 17 years… Read More

Sep 20, 2022, 10:46 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Twilio CIO named CTO at Slalom; Eviation adds CEO; Docugami builds team

— Michelle Grover was appointed as the first chief technology officer of Slalom, a Seattle-based global business and technology consulting… Read More

Sep 14, 2022, 1:45 PM

Expedia Group hires former Williams-Sonoma leader Julie Whalen as new CFO and executive VP

Seattle travel giant Expedia Group named Julie Whalen as its new chief financial officer and executive vice president, effective Sept.… Read More

Sep 14, 2022, 9:59 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s former enviro chief joins gaming-focused private equity firm

Lucas Joppa, Microsoft’s first-ever chief environmental officer, is leaving the software, cloud and gaming giant for a role at a… Read More

Sep 13, 2022, 10:14 AM

Tech Moves: Lumen taps former Microsoft exec as CEO; Seattle Children’s hires research officer

— Kate Johnson will become the new CEO of Lumen Technologies, formerly known as CenturyLink. She was also appointed president and… Read More

Sep 12, 2022, 2:54 PM

Heather MacDougall, Amazon VP in charge of workplace health and safety, is departing

Heather MacDougall, Amazon’s vice president of Global Workplace Health and Safety, is departing the company after 3 1/2 years to… Read More

Sep 9, 2022, 8:02 AM

Tech Moves: Lighthouse names CEO; Mariners hire Accolade director; and more

— Ron Markezich will succeed Brian McManus as CEO of Seattle-based Lighthouse, which provides electronic discovery products and other services… Read More

Sep 1, 2022, 2:10 PM

Starbucks names next CEO, going outside tech industry for coffee giant’s new phase

Laxman Narasimhan, who was named the next CEO of Starbucks Thursday afternoon, brings experience in international business and consumer brands,… Read More

Aug 30, 2022, 9:08 AM

Tech Moves: ExtraHop adds execs; Madrona names managing director; USAFacts hires CMO

Seattle-based cybersecurity company ExtraHop, which was acquired in a private equity deal last year, hired four new executives. Matt Parson… Read More

Aug 26, 2022, 9:27 AM

Tech Moves: Apptio CTO lands at Humu; Madrona hires investor; Skilljar adds exec

— Silicon Valley HR startup Humu hired former Apptio CTO Scott Chancellor as CEO. Chancellor spent three years at Seattle-area… Read More

Aug 24, 2022, 4:00 AM

Tech Moves: Opendoor hires Seattle tech vet as CTO; Vacasa names CEO; ex-Blue Origin comms chief lands at Clorox

— Raji Subramanian, an engineering leader who previously worked at Yahoo and Amazon, was named chief technology officer at real… Read More

Aug 23, 2022, 7:36 AM

Tech Moves: Gates Foundation adds board members; former Boeing exec joins Kymeta board

— The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation added two members to its board of trustees: Dr. Helene D. Gayle, president… Read More

Aug 17, 2022, 8:30 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon VP joins mobile energy startup Booster as CTO; 1Password hires CPO

— Andrew Hamel, a Seattle-based tech vet who spent 11 years at Amazon in various vice president roles, joined mobile energy… Read More

Aug 12, 2022, 10:23 AM

Tech Moves: Nuance engineering director lands at Ozette; AWS exec will depart; and more

— Amarjit Kaur Sandhu joined Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center spinout Ozette Technologies as vice president of engineering. She previously was… Read More

Aug 8, 2022, 6:08 PM

Tech Moves: Rover appoints CFO; Smartsheet adds board member; Nautilus Biotechnology hires execs

— Pet sitting marketplace Rover appointed Charlie Wickers to chief financial officer. Wickers joined Rover in 2017 and most recently… Read More

Aug 5, 2022, 8:35 AM

Tech Moves: Accolade hires security chief; Blue Origin comms leader departs; Redfin names industry relations director; and more

— Kelli Burns joined Seattle-based healthcare company Accolade as its new chief information security officer. Burns comes from Bellevue, Wash.-based financial… Read More

Jul 28, 2022, 7:46 AM

Tech Moves: Icertis hires CFO; Samsung exec joins CommerceIQ; and more

— Rajat Bahri, former CFO at identity management provider ID.me, joined Bellevue, Wash-based contract management software company Icertis as CFO. Bahri… Read More

Jul 26, 2022, 4:40 PM

Microsoft Chief Environmental Officer Lucas Joppa departing to take role at private equity firm

Lucas Joppa, who became Microsoft’s first chief environmental officer in 2018 and led the company’s sustainability efforts, is stepping down.… Read More

Jul 26, 2022, 11:30 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon promotes two execs to SVP; Providence exec named Teladoc COO; and more

— Amazon has promoted two executives to senior vice president: James Hamilton, a distinguished engineer at the company; and Drew… Read More

Jul 19, 2022, 7:28 AM

Tech Moves: Zillow’s former longtime economist returns; GoFundMe hires Xbox vet; ex-Nike president joins Funko board

— Dr. Skylar Olsen is back at Zillow Group. Olsen spent eight years at the real estate giant, most recently as… Read More

Jul 18, 2022, 2:26 PM

After flying with SpaceX, citizen astronaut Chris Sembroski joins Blue Origin as engineer

Seattle-area data engineer Chris Sembroski got his first taste of space last year during an orbital trip in SpaceX’s Crew… Read More

Jul 14, 2022, 10:49 AM

Tech Moves: Vimeo hires Seattle execs; Microsoft corporate VP retires; and more

— Vimeo appointed Lynn Girotto as chief marketing officer and Ashraf Alkarmi as chief product officer for the New York… Read More

Jul 8, 2022, 10:32 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams leader lands at Lyft; General Fusion hires new CEO

— Jason Vogrinec joined Lyft as head of engineering, moving from Microsoft, where he was vice president of engineering for… Read More

Jul 6, 2022, 10:36 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft economist joins DOJ antitrust team; AWS director lands at StackOverflow

— Stanford professor Susan Athey, a former consulting chief economist at Microsoft, will join the U.S. Department of Justice as… Read More

Jul 1, 2022, 8:16 AM

Tech Moves: RealNetworks president resigns; Costco security exec departs; and more

— Mike Ensing, president and COO of RealNetworks, resigned this week. Ensing joined the publicly traded Seattle software company in 2020… Read More

Jun 30, 2022, 7:39 AM

Former Amazon senior leader Alicia Boler Davis lands at Alto Pharmacy as CEO

Alicia Boler-Davis, previously a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team, will become CEO at Alto Pharmacy in September. Boler Davis… Read More

Jun 30, 2022, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Glassdoor hires former Convoy chief economist; Kineta adds exec; and more

— Maggie Brady, previously a human resources group leader at fintech company Fiserv, is now head of people at trucking… Read More

Jun 27, 2022, 10:45 AM

Tech Moves: Expedia hires chief security officer; Microsoft technical fellow departing; and more

— Kurt John, former chief cybersecurity officer for Siemens USA, joined Expedia as global chief security officer. John will be… Read More

Jun 24, 2022, 2:54 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft hires cloud security VP; Expedia board member resigns; and more

— Shawn Bice returned to Microsoft to serve as corporate vice president of cloud security. Bice left a general manager… Read More