Tech Moves – Page 5 of 44

Aug 25, 2025, 12:36 PM

UiPath hires former F5 executive as CMO, relocates Bellevue offices to Lincoln Square

AI automation giant UiPath announced Monday that it hired Seattle-based marketing vet Michael Atalla as its new chief marketing officer… Read More

Aug 21, 2025, 2:45 PM

Longtime Bungie CEO Pete Parsons steps down after more than two decades at ‘Destiny’ maker

Pete Parsons, the gaming industry veteran who has led Destiny maker Bungie for the past decade, announced Thursday he’s stepping… Read More

Aug 21, 2025, 11:20 AM

Tech Moves: Seattle Chamber CEO joins Washington Roundtable; Meta, F5 leaders depart

— Rachel Smith, president and CEO of the Seattle Metro Chamber, is leaving her role at the business advocacy organization… Read More

Aug 19, 2025, 12:34 PM

Former Gates Foundation leader takes helm of Washington Research Foundation

The Washington Research Foundation today announced Orin Levine as its new president and CEO, effective Oct. 6. Levine has worked… Read More

Aug 19, 2025, 10:40 AM

Tech Moves: Key AWS chip engineer to depart; former longtime Microsoft leaders take new roles

— Rami Sinno, director of engineering at Amazon Web Services’ Annapurna Labs — ground zero for the tech giant’s silicon… Read More

Aug 14, 2025, 11:30 AM

Tech Moves: Smartsheet adds to C-suite; Gradial and Zeno Power name senior leadership

— Smartsheet’s leadership shakeup continues with the appointment of Stephanie Berner as its new chief customer officer. Berner comes to… Read More

Aug 13, 2025, 4:18 PM

Funko names Netflix vet as new CEO a week after pop culture collectibles maker reported $41M loss

Everett, Wash.-based Funko, makers of pop culture collectibles, named Josh Simon as the company’s new CEO. The move comes on… Read More

Aug 7, 2025, 9:28 AM

Tech Moves: Icertis names new CEO as Samir Bodas steps down; Smartsheet adds security leader

Icertis has named Anand Subbaraman as CEO, succeeding Samir Bodas, who will become executive chairman of the Bellevue, Wash.-based contract… Read More

Aug 1, 2025, 10:10 AM

Tech Moves: Protect AI founders get roles at Palo Alto; F5 board chair to retire; new Chainguard hires

— Two co-founders and former executives of Seattle-based Protect AI announced their new roles at Palo Alto Networks, the California… Read More

Jul 28, 2025, 10:45 AM

Tech Moves: WTIA CEO Kelly Fukai departs for natural gas association

Kelly Fukai is stepping down as CEO of the Washington Technology Industry Association to become chief executive of the Northwest… Read More

Jul 22, 2025, 10:23 AM

Tech Moves: Former AWS CEO joins Circle board; Microsoft poaches more Google AI talent

Adam Selipsky, former CEO of Amazon Web Services, joined the board of directors for Circle Internet Group, an international financial… Read More

Jul 18, 2025, 10:32 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Tola Capital; Amperity names CPO; Edelman exec joins Boeing

— Vahé Torossian has joined Seattle firm Tola Capital as a venture partner. Torossian was at Microsoft for more than… Read More

Jul 17, 2025, 8:00 AM

Speed, AI agents, and ambition: Madrona’s newest partner on what’s next for enterprise software

Sabrina Albert (Wu), a key early-stage investor at Madrona Venture Group, has been promoted to partner — stepping into a more… Read More

Jul 15, 2025, 2:13 PM

Jeff Bezos picks retired Amazon exec as the new CEO of his $10B Bezos Earth Fund

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pulled one of his former executives out of retirement to become the president and CEO… Read More

Jul 11, 2025, 10:48 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft leader named CEO at WPP; Snowflake taps SVP; Absci adds board member

— Cindy Rose, Microsoft’s chief operating officer for global enterprise sales, is leaving the tech behemoth to become CEO of… Read More

Jul 10, 2025, 9:59 AM

UW prof Dieter Fox leaves Nvidia to lead robotics initiative at Allen Institute for AI

Dieter Fox, the former head of Nvidia’s robotics research lab in Seattle, has joined the nonprofit Allen Institute for Artificial… Read More

Jul 1, 2025, 12:19 PM

Tech Moves: AWS leader goes to Siemens; Wash. names broadband lead; NuScale adds to C-suite

— Joseph Williams is temporarily taking the helm of the Washington State Broadband Office (WSBO) as it’s scrambling to respond… Read More

Jun 26, 2025, 8:58 AM

Tech Moves: Avanade AI chief steps down; Amazon vet joins Shipium; Tanium names CMO

— Florin Rotar is leaving Avanade after a 25-year career at the Seattle-area IT services and consulting firm. Rotar joined Avanade… Read More

Jun 25, 2025, 6:00 AM

Former Amazon Devices VP joins Wyze as president and COO of smart-home hardware startup

Melissa Kirmayer Eamer, who spent nearly 20 years at Amazon, including as vice president of the company’s Devices division, is… Read More

Jun 20, 2025, 1:37 PM

Tech Moves: Washington broadband head departs; Suplari co-founder leaving Microsoft; and more

Aaron Wheeler is stepping down after nearly a year and half as the director of the Washington State Broadband Office… Read More

Jun 18, 2025, 1:26 PM

Tech Moves: Wizards of the Coast VP departs; Seeq hires CFO; nLight adds board member; and more

— Magical minds from the Renton, Wash., tabletop gaming company Wizards of the Coast are casting new career paths. Jess… Read More

Jun 12, 2025, 10:55 AM

Rover CEO Aaron Easterly stepping down after leading pet-sitting giant since 2011

After 14 years building Rover from a Seattle hackathon idea into a pet care empire, Aaron Easterly is stepping down… Read More

Jun 12, 2025, 9:56 AM

Tech Moves: USAFacts president stepping down; Starbucks’ new COO; WSOS names leader

Steve Ballmer is hiring. USAFacts, the data-sharing nonprofit founded by the former Microsoft CEO, is looking for a president to… Read More

Jun 6, 2025, 9:34 AM

Tech Moves: Dating giants add Seattle tech vets to boards; SeekOut and Slalom name new leaders

— Bala Vishwanath is now chief marketing officer for SeekOut, a Bellevue, Wash., startup that sells recruiting software. Vishwanath, a… Read More

Jun 4, 2025, 8:15 AM

Microsoft taps LinkedIn CEO for dual role leading Office in AI strategy shift

LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky will take on a second role under a new Microsoft organizational structure, overseeing Office apps in… Read More

Jun 2, 2025, 9:00 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft privacy chief to depart; TerraPower adds execs; Keystone hires president

— Julie Brill, chief privacy officer and corporate vice president for Global Privacy, Safety, and Regulatory Affairs at Microsoft, is… Read More

May 30, 2025, 9:55 AM

Seattle solar startup Omnidian names former Impinj leader as CFO after raising $87M

Omnidian, a startup specializing in solar power performance management, has hired Evan Fein as its new chief financial officer as… Read More

May 22, 2025, 3:29 PM

Steve Ballmer’s USAFacts hires new CTO, who calls access to non-biased data ‘everything right now’

Megan Winfield has been named the new chief technology officer at USAFacts, the nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization started by former Microsoft… Read More

May 22, 2025, 10:28 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft CVP joins Home Depot board; Impinj COO resigns; Amazon vets depart

— Hussein Mecklai has left the role of chief operating officer for Impinj. The Seattle-based RFID company disclosed his departure… Read More

May 15, 2025, 12:04 PM

Tech Moves: Typeface hires CMO; Microsoft adds CVP; WellSaid names new CEO; Expedia’s new CISO

Benjamin Dorr is the new CEO at Seattle-area AI voice technology startup WellSaid Labs. Dorr, who joined the company last… Read More