Tech Moves – Page 33 of 44

Jul 2, 2018, 1:06 PM

Tech Moves: Icertis taps Caradigm CEO as new COO; UiPath adds another Microsoft vet; and more

Icertis, maker of cloud-based contract tracking and management software, has hired two new top executives. The first is Neal Singh,… Read More

Jul 2, 2018, 8:00 AM

Big Fish lands a new boss: Former EA and Zynga exec named president of casual games company

Former Electronic Arts and Zynga executive Jeff Karp is joining Big Fish Games as managing director and president, responsible for… Read More

Jun 29, 2018, 9:45 AM

AI2 taps University of Washington researcher to lead $125M ‘common sense AI’ initiative

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Seattle is making an ambitious bid to give AI common sense, a major factor… Read More

Jun 26, 2018, 10:00 AM

Tech Moves: SEEVA taps Intellectual Ventures vet as CTO; Expedia appoints new vice chair; and more

SEEVA, a Seattle startup creating new technologies for autonomous vehicles, tapped Intellectual Ventures veteran Geoff Deane to serve as its first… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 1:40 PM

Redfin’s first chief economist, Nela Richardson, leaving real estate company after four years in role

Nela Richardson, the first chief economist at Seattle-based Redfin, is leaving the real estate technology company it was announced on… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 1:12 PM

Tech Moves: Buerk Center director resigns; UiPath taps Microsoft vet to lead new office; and more

Rob Adams, the director of the University of Washington’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship, has resigned from that role, GeekWire has… Read More

Jun 15, 2018, 1:25 PM

Tech Moves: Microsoft vets move to Amazon; NurseGrid expands executive team; and more

In one of two recent Microsoft-to-Amazon moves, Brian Schultz, who has worked on-and-off at Microsoft since 1999, is now working on… Read More

Jun 15, 2018, 9:00 AM

Technology Alliance CEO Carol Rava departs, takes new job at higher education startup AstrumU

Technology Alliance CEO Carol Rava is leaving the Seattle-based trade organization. Rava became CEO in 2016, heading up the non-profit… Read More

Jun 14, 2018, 4:09 PM

T-Mobile promotes Mike Sievert to president as Sprint acquisition process continues

T-Mobile has promoted its Chief Operating Officer Mike Sievert to the role of president, according to a filing with the… Read More

Jun 12, 2018, 11:15 AM

Tech Moves: Tableau adds Microsoft vet as VP of product marketing; New executives at RealNetworks; and more

Tableau, the Seattle maker of data visualization software, has quietly hired away a senior Microsoft marketing executive to lead product… Read More

Jun 11, 2018, 12:05 PM

Jeremy Wacksman named first Zillow president as three executives take on new roles

Jeremy Wacksman, a nine-year veteran of Zillow Group, has been appointed president of the company’s flagship Zillow brand, it was… Read More

Jun 8, 2018, 12:32 PM

Expedia CTO Tony Donohoe is leaving in another big executive departure from travel giant

Tony Donohoe, Expedia Inc.’s chief technology officer, is leaving the Bellevue, Wash.-based online travel giant after seven years as one… Read More

Jun 8, 2018, 8:00 AM

‘Intersections of innovation:’ Madrona director Matt McIlwain named Fred Hutch chair as more tech execs join board

In Seattle’s South Lake Union — a short walk from Amazon’s headquarters and the offices of Facebook and countless other technology… Read More

Jun 7, 2018, 6:30 AM

Blue Nile and Wetpaint founder Ben Elowitz joins Madrona Venture Labs as co-managing director

Madrona Venture Labs is adding some entrepreneurial firepower to its leadership team. The “startup studio” housed inside of Seattle-based Madrona… Read More

Jun 5, 2018, 8:32 PM

Nikki Krishnamurthy, Expedia’s chief people officer, to depart travel giant after 8 years

Expedia Chief People Officer Nikki Krishnamurthy is leaving the travel giant, GeekWire has learned. Krishnamurthy led the company’s global human… Read More

Jun 5, 2018, 11:47 AM

Tech Moves: Remitly hires first chief people officer; Amazon VP of finance leaves for Snap; and more

Remitly, the Seattle-based digital remittance startup, hired its first chief people officer as it expands to more than 700 employees… Read More

Jun 5, 2018, 10:10 AM

Cybersecurity training company MediaPRO lands investment from Frontier Capital, names new CEO

MediaPRO has landed more investment and hired a new CEO to grow its platform that helps companies train employees on… Read More

Jun 5, 2018, 9:45 AM

Microsoft veteran Chris Jones leaves to lead product for AI marketing startup Amperity

AI-fueled marketing startup Amperity is bringing in a big name with its latest hire. The Seattle-based company announced Tuesday that longtime… Read More

May 31, 2018, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Know Labs picks Package Guard founder as CBO; Former Avalara President becomes Shiftboard director; and more

Know Labs, the publicly-traded material identification technology company, has a new chief business officer. The company announced that Mike Grabham,… Read More

May 30, 2018, 10:15 AM

Mobile marketing startup Tune trims staff as part of restructuring; key execs depart

Tune is going through more changes as the Seattle-based company continues to shift resources. The mobile marketing startup let go… Read More

May 30, 2018, 8:23 AM

Avalara brings in former Oracle exec to be new CTO as sales tax automation company preps for IPO

Avalara hired Danny Fields, an experienced engineering leader and cloud tech veteran, to be its new chief technology officer and… Read More

May 30, 2018, 5:00 AM

Vacasa hires chief legal officer as vacation rental company prepares for IPO

Portland-based vacation rental company Vacasa today announced the hiring of Lisa Jurinka as its new chief legal officer in preparation for an… Read More

May 24, 2018, 12:06 PM

Best Buy Chief Digital Officer joins AT&T, leaving digital transformation legacy at big box retailer

Best Buy’s chief digital officer, Bala Subramanian, has left the company to serve as the chief digital officer of wireless… Read More

May 24, 2018, 9:11 AM

Tech Moves: Suzi LeVine leading Wash. state workforce education; Diversity specialist joins uniquelyHR; and more

Washington Governor Jay Inslee appointed Suzi LeVine, a former ambassador and tech executive, to serve as the commissioner of the… Read More

May 22, 2018, 8:57 AM

Amazon clothing executive Jeff Yurcisin takes the helm at Zulily as the company’s new president

Seattle-based retail giant Zulily finally has a new leader. Former Amazon executive and Shopbop CEO Jeff Yurcisin will serve as… Read More

May 18, 2018, 10:53 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet Qi Lu steps down at Baidu; Seattle Genetics adds new chief medical officer; and more

In a management reshuffle at Chinese search engine giant Baidu, COO and Microsoft veteran Qi Lu is stepping down from… Read More

May 17, 2018, 3:03 PM

Asteroid Institute’s first fellows come with credentials that are out of this world

A Silicon Valley institute focusing on the perils and prospects posed by near-Earth objects has chosen its first senior research… Read More

May 17, 2018, 10:59 AM

Amazon Alexa VP departs as companies continue to target tech giant’s executives

Amazon Alexa Vice President Jim Freeman left the company for the second time to rejoin German e-commerce company Zalando. Freeman spent… Read More

May 16, 2018, 10:30 AM

Tech Moves: Simple founder steps back from CEO role; new COO for secretive comms startup Osmosis; and more

Entrepreneur Joshua Reich, the co-founder of Portland-based financial tech startup Simple, is stepping down from his role as CEO of… Read More

May 10, 2018, 1:00 PM

Nintendo teams up with VC firm for Switch startup program led by new investment partner in Seattle

Nintendo is on the hunt for innovators who can build new technology for its popular Switch console platform. The Japanese… Read More