Tech Moves – Page 23 of 44

Mar 2, 2021, 5:14 PM

Health data startup Truveta hires Seattle Foundation CEO Tony Mestres as president

Tony Mestres, a former Microsoft vice president who has been president and CEO of the Seattle Foundation for seven years,… Read More

Mar 1, 2021, 9:01 AM

Tech Moves: WTIA elects new board leadership; Adriane Brown joins American Airlines board

— The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) elected Dave Cotter as the new chair of its board of directors and… Read More

Feb 25, 2021, 2:50 PM

Amazon entertainment exec Marc Whitten departs, joins Unity as senior vice president

Amazon exec Marc Whitten has left the company to take a position at Unity Technologies in Bellevue, Wash. Whitten joined… Read More

Feb 22, 2021, 6:15 AM

Zillow Group promotes Jeremy Wacksman to COO and Susan Daimler to president

Zillow Group is promoting two longtime leaders as part of an “organizational realignment” to reflect the company’s new focus on… Read More

Feb 18, 2021, 2:54 PM

Tech Moves: Wyze names first CFO; OutSystems exec relocates to Seattle; Flying Fish adds partner

— Smart home startup Wyze Labs named Francis Lee as its first chief financial officer. A longtime Nike exec, Lee… Read More

Feb 11, 2021, 8:00 AM

Tech Moves: Zillow exec Racquel Russell joins Bird’s board; new gig for startup vet Rebecca Lovell

— Zillow’s VP of Partner Success Racquel Russell joined the board of micro-mobility company Bird, known for its scooter sharing… Read More

Feb 8, 2021, 12:09 PM

Microsoft’s M12 venture fund chief Nagraj Kashyap departs for SoftBank

Nagraj Kashyap, the global head of Microsoft’s M12 venture fund, has taken a new job at SoftBank’s Vision Fund as… Read More

Feb 5, 2021, 10:42 AM

Julie Larson-Green retires as Qualtrics CXO after IPO; Asha Sharma joins Instacart as COO; and more

Julie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position… Read More

Feb 1, 2021, 8:08 AM

Tech Moves: Accolade’s new board member; Adaptive Biotechnologies names a COO; and more

— Health benefits platform Accolade named Cindy Kent to its board of directors. Kent is currently EVP and president of… Read More

Jan 27, 2021, 11:55 AM

Tech Moves: Longtime exec Kurt DelBene to retire from Microsoft; Hiya promotes Kush Parikh to president; and more

— Kurt DelBene‘s second stint at Microsoft will end later this year. The former Microsoft Office president, whose recent role… Read More

Jan 22, 2021, 11:47 AM

Tech veteran Suzi LeVine leaving Washington state unemployment agency for Biden administration role

Suzi LeVine, commissioner of Washington state’s Employment Security Department, is leaving that role to take a position with President Joe… Read More

Jan 22, 2021, 10:19 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s Brad Anderson jumps to Qualtrics in wave of pre-IPO hires; Elena Donio joins Databricks board; Hiya, Esper add startup vets

— Brad Anderson, a longtime Microsoft corporate vice president, has joined Qualtrics as president of products and services. A 17-year veteran… Read More

Jan 14, 2021, 1:08 PM

Seattle startup vet Keith McCall takes over everyvine, a site for wine grape marketing and sales

Keith McCall is diving deeper into the intersection of wine and tech. The Seattle tech vet recently acquired and took… Read More

Jan 12, 2021, 2:57 PM

Tech Moves: Expedia board director Skip Battle resigns; Madrona promotions; Vacasa’s new CFO

— George “Skip” Battle, the former CEO of AskJeeves, has resigned from Expedia Group’s board of directors. He originally joined… Read More

Jan 7, 2021, 10:29 AM

Allen Institute leader Allan Jones to step down after nearly 18 years at Seattle research organization

After nearly two decades helping lead the Allen Institute, CEO and President Allan Jones will step down later this year.… Read More

Jan 7, 2021, 7:18 AM

Tech Moves: Starbucks names new CFO as pandemic fuels mobile ordering; Panopto adds IBM exec; F5’s new security leader; and more

— Starbucks announced the retirement of its chief financial officer and named a successor. Rachel Ruggeri, a 16-year veteran of… Read More

Jan 5, 2021, 6:00 AM

Well-funded stealthy biotech startup Nautilus hires former Smartsheet, Isilon, GenapSys execs

Sujal Patel is getting the band back together at his secretive new biotech startup Nautilus Biotechnology. The company is beefing… Read More

Dec 29, 2020, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Crowd Cow adds ex-Amazon leaders; former Expedia CTO joins Snap! Raise

— Seattle meat and seafood marketplace Crowd Cow hired Ian McAllister as chief product officer, Julie Pruitt as chief merchant,… Read More

Dec 17, 2020, 1:06 PM

Tech Moves: OfferUp hires chief product officer; Flyhomes adds marketing VP; and more

— Mobile marketplace OfferUp appointed Niti Bashambu as its new chief product officer. Bashambu was most recently chief product officer… Read More

Dec 16, 2020, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Outreach and Flyhomes marketing chiefs depart; startup studio Pienza grows team

— Margaret Arakawa has left her role as chief marketing officer at sales automation startup Outreach. Arakawa spent nearly 20… Read More

Dec 14, 2020, 7:00 AM

Wizards of the Coast hires video game vet Leah Hoyer to lead new Wizards Kids Studio

Leah Hoyer‘s new gig leading a kid-focused initiative at Wizards of the Coast has been a “dream come true.” “In… Read More

Dec 8, 2020, 1:39 PM

Tech Moves: Slalom and WTIA add diversity leaders; Seattle mayor won’t seek re-election

— Seattle-based consulting firm Slalom announced Iesha Berry as its first chief inclusion and diversity officer. Based in the Dallas… Read More

Dec 1, 2020, 10:10 AM

Tech Moves: Qumulo hires cloud CTO; ex-Tableau CMO joins Conversica board; 98point6 adds COO

— Seattle startup Qumulo named Janine Corey as its cloud chief technology officer. Corey spent the past five years at… Read More

Nov 24, 2020, 7:00 AM

Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson joins board of Seattle customer intelligence startup Amperity

Starbucks President and CEO Kevin Johnson, a longtime tech industry leader who previously led Juniper Networks and spent 16 years… Read More

Nov 23, 2020, 12:27 PM

Tech Moves: New Seattle Metro Chamber CEO; Salesforce’s data chief joins Microsoft; and more

— The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce announced Rachel Smith as the business association’s new CEO. She starts in January.… Read More

Nov 16, 2020, 4:44 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s M12 creates advisory board; former Integris CEO joins VC firm; and more

— M12, Microsoft’s venture capital arm, announced a formal advisory board drawing from industry experts and past mentors. The inaugural… Read More

Nov 11, 2020, 11:30 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s new executive VP; Puppet preps for IPO; Vacasa adds tech vets to board

— Microsoft added to its senior leadership team with the appointment of Christopher Young as executive vice president of business… Read More

Nov 10, 2020, 8:27 AM

NYC-based 2048 Ventures taps Seattle investor Minda Brusse to target Pacific Northwest startups

Another out-of-town firm has its eyes on the Seattle startup scene. New York City-based 2048 Ventures has hired Minda Brusse… Read More

Nov 9, 2020, 3:48 PM

Tech Moves: Foursquare CEO David Shim resigns; Halo Infinite leader steps down; and more

— David Shim, founder of Seattle startup Placed, is stepping down as CEO of Foursquare after about a year in… Read More

Oct 26, 2020, 10:05 AM

Tech Moves: UW announces director for new DoD program; Microsoft vet joins EQT; and more

— The University of Washington announced a new partnership with the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), a program within the… Read More