Tech Moves

Apr 16, 2019, 6:01 AM

Tech Moves: Amperity hires marketing leader; New York VC firm associate relocates to Seattle

— Seattle-based customer data platform Amperity hired Lynn Girotto to be the company’s first chief marketing officer. Girotto was most… Read More

Apr 12, 2019, 9:21 AM

Tech Moves: OceanGate lands a COO; Alder hires chief commercial officer; and more

OceanGate, the maker of deep-sea submersibles, hired Robert Shuman as chief operating officer. Shuman previously held senior business roles at… Read More

Apr 9, 2019, 6:01 AM

Tech Moves: Coding Dojo co-founder returns; Zillow hires former Glassdoor exec; PATH CEO steps down; and more

— Richard Wang has returned to Coding Dojo as president following his departure as CEO in 2017. Michael Choi has… Read More

Apr 8, 2019, 1:54 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft Healthcare lands ex-Google leader; StubHub hires Amazon legal vet; and more

Dr. Gregory Moore has joined Microsoft as corporate vice president of health technology and alliances. Moore made the jump from… Read More

Apr 5, 2019, 8:36 AM

Tech Moves: Easy Metrics lands new CMO; Rakhi Voria jumps to IBM from Microsoft; and more

— Jill Keto signed on to be chief marketing officer at Easy Metrics, a supply chain operations startup that helps… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 9:21 AM

Tech Moves: Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel joins Bay Area VC firm; Wrench adds Redfin exec to board

Sujal Patel, a longtime Seattle-area investor and co-founder of Isilon Systems, has joined Palo Alto, Calif.-based venture capital firm Defy… Read More

Mar 28, 2019, 9:31 AM

Tech Moves: New Engen lands marketing chief; Cray hires product exec; Tableau exec joins Qumulo board; and more

Seattle marketing tech startup New Engen added Ryan Turner as vice president of marketing. Turner comes from Amazon, where he… Read More

Mar 26, 2019, 12:36 PM

Tech Moves: Online disinformation researcher Kate Starbird gets tenure; Expedia board member Scott Rudin resigns; and more

The University of Washington awarded tenure to Kate Starbird, an associate in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering.… Read More

Mar 21, 2019, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: OfferUp bulks up leadership team, taps former Starz exec Ameesh Paleja as CTO

Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile marketplace startup OfferUp has hired Ameesh Paleja as its new chief technology officer. Paleja was previously the… Read More

Mar 20, 2019, 12:22 PM

Tech Moves: Bulletproof lands a new CFO; Chris Pirillo joins Intel Graphics as chief community advocate; and more

Nutrition company Bulletproof 360, the maker of Bulletproof Coffee, hired Cameron Kinloch as chief financial officer. The move comes as… Read More

Mar 18, 2019, 10:12 AM

Former BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield’s next trip will be by foot, as he plans big European trek

Two months after stepping down as the CEO of BMW ReachNow, the car-sharing service he helped grow from Seattle, Steve… Read More

Mar 13, 2019, 10:30 AM

Tech Moves: Former Obama CIO and Microsoft exec Steven VanRoekel named Rockefeller Foundation COO

The Rockefeller Foundation brought on Steven VanRoekel as its chief operating officer. VanRoekel was chief information officer for the U.S.… Read More

Mar 13, 2019, 9:02 AM

Fresh off $1B funding round, shipping and logistics startup Flexport opens office in Seattle

Flexport has arrived in Seattle. The fast-growing shipping and logistics startup that just raised a massive $1 billion investment round… Read More

Mar 8, 2019, 2:57 PM

RealSelf CTO and product leader to depart, following earlier layoffs in January

More changes are going down at RealSelf, the Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review platform. RealSelf CTO Matt Woodward and vice president… Read More

Mar 8, 2019, 2:55 PM

Tech Moves: Metricstory adds Docusign founder to board; BitTitan gets biz dev leader for Australia and Asia; and more

E-commerce analytics startup Metricstory added Docusign founder Tom Gonser its board of directors. Gonser is also a partner at Bend,… Read More

Mar 4, 2019, 4:00 AM

Tech Moves: Leafly hires Amazon Prime Video vet as CEO; Former F5 CEO joins ExtraHop Board

Marijuana review and discovery platform Leafly has a new CEO in Tim Leslie, who was previously VP of Amazon Prime… Read More

Mar 1, 2019, 5:54 PM

LeoStella satellite venture hands over CEO reins to aerospace executive Mike Hettich

TUKWILA, Wash. — Mike Hettich has finally completed his transition from chief learning officer to chief executive officer at LeoStella, the… Read More

Feb 28, 2019, 1:21 PM

Tech Moves: Heavily-funded real estate tech startup Compass hires former Distelli and Amazon exec Rahul Singh; and more

Former “Geek of the Week” Rahul Singh is now VP of engineering at New York real estate broker Compass, where… Read More

Feb 28, 2019, 6:00 AM

Former Insitu CEO makes the leap over to World View stratospheric balloon venture

For three and a half years, Ryan Hartman served as president and CEO of Insitu — the Boeing subsidiary headquartered in… Read More

Feb 27, 2019, 10:40 AM

Amazon reportedly taps former Kindle and Flex exec to lead pharmacy group overseeing PillPack

Amazon has tasked Nader Kabbani with leading its new pharmacy initiative and overseeing the team from online pharmacy PillPack, according… Read More

Feb 26, 2019, 11:50 AM

Investor Heather Redman elected to lead board of Washington Technology Industry Association

Venture investor Heather Redman is the new chair of the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), a business association and advocacy… Read More

Feb 25, 2019, 3:54 PM

Avalara adds former PayPal, Goldman Sachs and Indix execs to leadership team

Seattle-based tax compliance company Avalara added a trio of new executives to its leadership team, the company announced today. Avalara… Read More

Feb 25, 2019, 1:55 PM

Amazon names ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi as director, further diversifying board

Amazon on Monday named former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi to its board of directors. Nooyi previously spent 24 years at… Read More

Feb 21, 2019, 11:05 AM

Tech Moves: Expedia hires chief people officer; Xnor snags ex-Google engineer; Bsquare names new CEO; and more

—Expedia has a new chief people officer in Archana Singh, who will head up the organization’s human resources efforts. Singh… Read More

Feb 19, 2019, 9:25 AM

Tech Moves: Apple taps ex-Microsoft exec to lead smart home initiatives; former senator Joe Fain to lead Bellevue Chamber of Commerce

Apple hired ex-Microsoft exec and entrepreneur Sam Jadallah to lead its smart home initiatives, CNBC reported. Jadallah founded high-priced smart… Read More

Feb 18, 2019, 10:05 AM