Tech Moves – Page 3 of 44

Feb 24, 2026, 3:44 PM

Head of Amazon’s AGI lab is leaving in latest exit from high-profile Adept startup deal

David Luan, who led Amazon’s AGI Lab and its Nova Act AI agent initiative, is leaving less than two years after joining through the Adept acqui-hire deal. Four of five Adept co-founders have now left the company. Read More

Feb 20, 2026, 12:00 PM

Tech Moves: Code.org has a new leader; Synapse vet joins Amazon; ex-Tableau CEO lands at Code Metal

Karim Meghji is the new CEO and president at Seattle-based computer science education nonprofit Code.org. Read More

Feb 18, 2026, 2:18 PM

Remitly CEO Matt Oppenheimer steps down, hands reins of fintech company to former Amazon exec

Veteran tech and finance executive Sebastian Gunningham will replace Oppenheimer as CEO of the Seattle-based company. Read More

Feb 18, 2026, 10:03 AM

Tech Moves: Sana hires CFO; Aptevo names new CEO; Violett founder departs; and more

Brian Piper, a longtime biotech leader, is the new CFO at Seattle-based Sana Biotechnology. Read More

Feb 13, 2026, 1:31 PM

Tech Moves: Smartsheet CTO departs; Overland AI taps legal lead; Zillow, Comcast promote execs

Smartsheet’s CTO has stepped down while Overland AI names its head of legal, plus leadership changes at Zillow, Comcast and Alaska Airlines. Read More

Feb 10, 2026, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon PR leader joins Bastion; Accolade SVP steps down; Elevate Capital names partner

Former Amazon comms leader Rebekah Nicodemus heads up new U.S. office of gaming marketing agency Bastion; mpathic adds C-suite leaders as it expands AI safety tools for youth mental health; and more in our latest Tech Moves. Read More

Feb 4, 2026, 1:37 PM

Amazon names Amit Agarwal to lead seller services as Dharmesh Mehta becomes Andy Jassy’s new TA

Amazon named a new executive leader for its Selling Partner Services business, one of the most consequential parts of the company, and said the division’s current chief will become CEO Andy Jassy’s next technical advisor. Read More

Feb 3, 2026, 6:59 PM

Tech Moves: Tableau CEO steps down; Microsoft taps new executive VPs; Avanade’s new CEO

Tableau CEO Ryan Aytay departs Salesforce after 19 years, hinting at a “new challenge” ahead. His exit follows other recent leadership departures at the company. Also, Microsoft names four new EVPs. And Avanade taps a new CEO. Read More

Feb 3, 2026, 8:54 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Oracle SVP joins Qualtrics as CEO; Microsoft accessibility chief takes new role

Jason Maynard named CEO at Qualtrics; Jenny Lay-Flurrie gets a new gig at Microsoft; and more key personnel changes. Read More

Jan 30, 2026, 8:18 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon Leo VP departs; Madrona investor jumps to Anthropic; Convera names exec

An Amazon Leo VP announced his retirement, a former partner from Madrona is taking a “builder” role at Anthropic, and other Pacific Northwest personnel changes. Read More

Jan 27, 2026, 10:00 AM

Tech Moves: Truveta hires president; Veeam bolsters exec lineup; Fortive names HR chief; Heard taps CTO

Dr. Johnathan Lancaster is now president of Truveta, Veeam adds to its executive lineup, and Fortive expand its C-suite. Read More

Jan 23, 2026, 10:07 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon employee retiring after 20 years; former Oracle and Microsoft execs take new roles

A longtime leader for Fulfillment by Amazon retires and offers parting thoughts, while former executives with Oracle, Microsoft and LevelTen take new roles. Read More

Jan 21, 2026, 10:50 AM

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft CVP joins Amazon; Chronus names CEO; REI hires AI leader

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

Jan 20, 2026, 10:49 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Pinterest CMO joins Microsoft AI; Anthropic hires former Microsoft India leader; ex-Amazon HR director joins Goodwill

Longtime Pinterest CMO Andréa Mallard is joining Microsoft AI — and Amazon marketing leader Claudine Cheever took Mallard’s role at Pinterest. Read More

Jan 16, 2026, 10:32 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP jumps to Google; Seattle engineers launch new startup; GitHub names VP

Microsoft loses an exec to Google while GitHub names a new VP, plus leadership changes at Seattle-area companies Avante and Atana. Read More

Jan 13, 2026, 10:57 AM

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman departs after leading Seattle real estate giant for 20 years

Kelman joined Redfin in 2005, a year after it launched, and helped guide the company from a small Seattle startup into a nationally known real estate brokerage and technology platform. Read More

Jan 13, 2026, 9:54 AM

Tech Moves: Acumatica hires CPO; former Amazon manager named new mayor of Bellevue

Tech Moves tracks the latest personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry. Read More

Jan 9, 2026, 1:16 PM

Tech Moves: AWS VP switches roles; Seattle’s new economic development head; Microsoft Teams exec departs

An AWS VP is switching roles; Seattle gets a new economic development lead; a Microsoft Teams VP departs; and more in the latest tech moves. Read More

Jan 6, 2026, 1:11 PM

Tech Moves: Amazon AI leader joins Google Cloud; Meta taps new chief legal officer from Microsoft

— Karthik Ramakrishnan, who spent the past 14 years at Amazon where he helped develop the company’s AI strategy, has taken a VP role within the Data Cloud organization at Google Cloud. Read More

Jan 5, 2026, 2:24 PM

Desney Tan leaves Microsoft after 21 years leading key research and healthcare initiatives

Microsoft Research leader Desney Tan is leaving the company after 21 years, closing a career that spanned breakthrough work in human-computer interaction, health “moonshots,” and products including Xbox Kinect and Microsoft Band. Read More

Jan 5, 2026, 8:00 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon leader lands at Anthropic; Microsoft government affairs vet retires

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

Dec 29, 2025, 12:24 PM

New CEO leading Rad Power Bikes in the midst of e-bike seller’s bankruptcy proceedings

Angelina “Angy” Smith, who has been chief financial officer at the company since April, assumed the leadership position earlier this month, becoming Rad’s fourth CEO in three years. Read More

Dec 27, 2025, 7:10 AM

Blue Origin hires United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno to head its national security group

One of Jeff Bezos’ longtime collaborators in the commercial space industry is now one of his high-level executives, potentially ratcheting up competition with SpaceX. Read More

Dec 19, 2025, 1:43 PM

Starbucks hires Amazon grocery tech leader as new CTO amid turnaround push

Starbucks has named longtime Amazon executive Anand Varadarajan as its new chief technology officer, tapping a veteran of the tech giant’s grocery and supply chain operations as the coffee chain pushes to modernize technology in its stores. Read More

Dec 19, 2025, 9:35 AM

Tech Moves: Nintex CEO to depart; Raikes Foundation names leader; Qualtrics exec now at Workday

Nintex CEO Amit Mathradas is set to depart for Five9; Raikes Foundation names a new leader; and a Qualtrics exec is now at Workday. Read More

Dec 16, 2025, 12:11 PM

Tech Moves: Seattle hires first AI Officer; Microsoft nabs AI media leader; DexCare names CPO

Lisa Qian is Seattle’s first AI Officer; Microsoft recruit AI media leader Julia Beizer from Bloomberg; and DexCare names Rakshay Jain as chief product officer. Read More

Dec 15, 2025, 10:19 AM

The storyteller behind Microsoft’s print revival, Steve Clayton, is leaving for Cisco after 28 years

The Microsoft executive behind the company’s recent push into books and print magazines is turning the page on a 28-year career, departing for a chief communications role at Cisco. Read More

Dec 12, 2025, 1:05 PM

Tech Moves: PSL’s Kevin Leneway lands at OpenAI; Madrona taps new director; and more

Kevin Leneway, a veteran engineering leader at the Pioneer Square Labs startup incubator in Seattle, is joining OpenAI as a solutions architect… Read More

Dec 10, 2025, 10:31 AM

Tech Moves: T-Mobile names COO; Microsoft and Amazon execs depart; Redfin vet joins RentSpree

T-Mobile names a new COO, Microsoft and Amazon execs depart, and a Redfin vet joins RentSpree as CTO. Read More

Dec 9, 2025, 5:00 AM

Former Medio, Amazon and Expedia leaders launch new AI-focused investment firm

A group of veteran tech operators with ties to Seattle are launching a new investment firm aimed at what they see as two of the biggest opportunities in today’s economy: AI and cyber intelligence. Read More