Tech Moves – Page 4 of 44

Dec 4, 2025, 10:13 AM

Tech Moves: Washington names broadband leader; Greater Seattle Partners gets interim president/CEO; Microsoft legal exec departs

Washington names a Broadband Office director; Rebecca Lovell is interim president/CEO of Greater Seattle Partners; and a Microsoft GM departs. Read More

Dec 1, 2025, 4:37 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Payscale CEO Scott Torrey joins Smartsheet; Apple taps Microsoft VP to lead AI efforts

— Smartsheet’s C-suite shuffle continues with the hiring of Scott Torrey as chief revenue officer. Torrey previously led salary data company… Read More

Dec 1, 2025, 10:26 AM

Tech Moves: Expedia names first AI chief; Textio founder joins Microsoft; T-Mobile exec departs

Expedia nabs Xavier Amatriain from Google to serve as its first chief artificial intelligence officer and data officer while Textio’s Kieran Snyder takes a role at Microsoft. Read More

Nov 21, 2025, 9:40 AM

Tech Moves: Washington names economic development leader; Nadella taps new advisor; IPD leadership shuffle

Washington’s Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness names a new lead while a Microsoft corporate VP lands an expanded role. Read More

Nov 14, 2025, 9:16 AM

Tech Moves: J&J exec joins logistics startup Auger; WTIA adds public policy leader; and more

Auger, a startup building logistics and supply chain software, named a new chief data and AI enablement officer while WTIA hired a public policy leader. Read More

Nov 10, 2025, 9:25 AM

Satellite communication company Kymeta names new CEO as it ramps up defense operations

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta, a mobile satellite communications company, today announced Manny Mora as its new president and CEO, effective immediately. Read More

Nov 7, 2025, 5:55 AM

Tech Moves: Smartsheet names SVP; AWS exec departs for startup; WatchGuard’s new CEO

Smartsheet names a new SVP, an AWS executive departs for an agentic AI startup, WatchGuard appoints a CEO and other tech moves. Read More

Oct 31, 2025, 10:04 AM

Tech Moves: iSpot and MoxiWorks name new executives; F5 and Trupanion make board changes

— Julie Van Ullen is now president and chief revenue officer for iSpot, a Bellevue, Wash., company that measures the… Read More

Oct 26, 2025, 9:27 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Starbucks CTO retires; Microsoft vet joins Oracle Cloud; Amazon hardware leader departs

Deb Hall Lefevre, the longtime tech exec who was most recently CTO at Starbucks, announced her retirement in a LinkedIn post. Read More

Oct 23, 2025, 10:54 AM

Tech Moves: Allen Institute gets new exec; AWS leader shifts roles; NuScale names legal officer

In the latest Pacific Northwest tech moves, Allen Institute gets a new VP, an AWS leader shifts roles and NuScale names a legal officer. Read More

Oct 17, 2025, 10:07 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon AI VP departs for CoreWeave; F5 adds tech exec

In the latest Pacific Northwest tech moves, an Amazon AI VP departs for CoreWeave, F5 names tech exec, and other job changes. Read More

Oct 14, 2025, 9:25 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft taps former British PM as advisor; Airtable hires OpenAI leader as new CTO; Oumi adds exec

Microsoft hires former British PM Rishi Sunak as a part-time advisor, while David Azose joins Airtable and Oumi names a new executive. Read More

Oct 13, 2025, 7:30 AM

Slalom vet Gretchen Peri joins WaTech to modernize how Washington state serves residents

Gretchen Peri has been involved in helping governments around the world find better ways to use technology for more than… Read More

Oct 9, 2025, 10:39 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon leaders depart; Starbucks, Acumatica, Yoodli add execs; Seattle Children’s new CEO

Two Amazon leaders are departing; Seattle Children’s names its new CEO; and Starbucks, Acumatica, Yoodli add executives in the latest tech moves. Read More

Oct 8, 2025, 7:41 AM

Fresh off $30M round, Seattle startup Lumen Bioscience adds Microsoft vet Jeff Raikes to board

Seattle-based biotech startup Lumen Bioscience raised a $30 million Series C extension and announced several leadership updates. WestRiver Group led… Read More

Oct 2, 2025, 12:05 PM

Tech Moves: Truveta co-founder joins GeneDX; Auger hires another Amazonian; Microsoft board change

Stay up-to-date on the latest personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech indudstry. Read More

Sep 29, 2025, 8:18 AM

Starbucks CTO resigns amid layoffs and broader tech shakeup at Seattle coffee giant

Starbucks CTO Deb Hall Lefevre has resigned, according to a report from Reuters, as the Seattle-based company navigates layoffs and… Read More

Sep 26, 2025, 8:27 AM

New TiE Seattle president on how the $100K H-1B fee could snuff out entrepreneurial flame

Sonu Aggarwal is one of countless entrepreneurs and tech leaders who grew up abroad and immigrated to the U.S. to… Read More

Sep 25, 2025, 2:44 PM

Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser will retire in December

Nintendo of America announced that Doug Bowser, president and chief operating officer of the video game giant, plans to retire… Read More

Sep 25, 2025, 11:31 AM

Robotics pioneer Sidd Srinivasa on the ‘last mile problem,’ humanoid hype, and why he’s joining Madrona

GeekWire caught up with Srinivasa for a conversation about the state of robotics, opportunities for entrepreneurs, and why he believes Seattle can become a global leader in AI and robotics. Read More

Sep 25, 2025, 7:00 AM

Tech Moves: Yoodli, A-Alpha Bio, MoxiWorks add execs, TiE Seattle names president

Seattle startups Yoodli, A-Alpha Bio and MoxiWorks add to their C-suites, TiE Seattle names a president, and other Seattle-area tech moves. Read More

Sep 22, 2025, 8:49 AM

Who is T-Mobile’s new CEO? Veteran telecom exec Srini Gopalan to succeed Mike Sievert in top role

T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert will step down Nov. 1 after more than five years in the role, handing the reins to COO Srini Gopalan, a veteran telecom exec who says he will focus on “truly unleashing the Un-carrier.” Read More

Sep 17, 2025, 7:50 AM

Tech Moves: Read AI adds product VP; Microsoft legal chief steps down; Truveta co-founder departs; Marchex CEO is out

Justin Farris, a longtime product leader at Zillow and GitLab, joined Seattle startup Read AI as vice president of product.… Read More

Sep 15, 2025, 9:58 AM

Tech Moves: Smartsheet names CISO; Amazon attorney retires; former Carbon CEO joins Stacklok

— Ravi Soin has joined Smartsheet as chief information security officer. Soin was previously at Edifecs, where he served on… Read More

Sep 9, 2025, 8:16 AM

Tech Moves: Seattle marketing vet lands at deepfake detection startup; Tanium names new CRO

— Adriana Gil Miner, a longtime Seattle-area marketing leader, has joined Atlanta-based cybersecurity company Pindrop as its new chief marketing officer.… Read More

Sep 8, 2025, 10:12 AM

Tech Moves: PNNL names director; MicroVision taps CEO; PNW PR vet launches new firm; and more

— Deborah (Deb) Gracio is taking over next month as director of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Gracio has been… Read More

Sep 3, 2025, 7:47 PM

Tech Moves: Ring CEO lands at AllTrails; former AWS CEO joins KKR as advisor; and more

— Elizabeth “Liz” Hamren is now CEO of AllTrails, a company that connects people with outdoor experiences through trail and… Read More

Aug 28, 2025, 10:51 AM

Tech Moves: Google VP departs; T-Mobile shakeup; Nvidia’s new product leader; and more

— Marketing vet Brian Hall has left Google for a new, undisclosed position. Hall, who made headlines after he was… Read More

Aug 26, 2025, 11:22 AM

A new Adventr for Seattle tech vet: Matt Fisher joins interactive media startup

Seattle-area tech veteran Matt Fisher is joining immersive media startup Adventr as a late-stage co-founder to help the company evolve… Read More

Aug 25, 2025, 1:02 PM

Microsoft poaches more Google DeepMind talent as Dave Citron joins as new corporate VP

Dave Citron, a former senior director of product at Google DeepMind, has joined Microsoft’s AI group as corporate vice president… Read More