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Jun 5, 2026, 10:28 AM

Tech Moves: Salesforce names president; Microsoft execs coming and going; Amazon departures

A pair of Microsoft security executives are on the move — one headed to Salesforce, one returning to fill the vacancy. Meanwhile, two Amazon veterans are calling it quits at the company. Read More

Jun 2, 2026, 10:02 AM

Tech Moves: Expedia names SVP; Microsoft AI leader departs for Uber; ZeroAvia CEO steps down

Expedia names SVP in global advertising; a Microsoft AI technical lead departs for Uber; and the CEO of the sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia steps down. Read More

May 28, 2026, 9:54 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon’s healthcare business gets new leader; Scott McFarlane leaves helm of Avalara

Neil Lindsay, SVP of Amazon Health Services, is leaving his post after five years — capping a 15-year tenure at the tech giant as Dr. Roy Schoenberg steps into the role. Scott McFarlane, who co-founded Avalara 22 years ago on Bainbridge Island, Wash., is resigning as CEO and moving to an advisory role. Read More

May 22, 2026, 12:04 PM

Tech Moves: Xbox names CTO; Smartsheet gets first AI chief; Amazon VP departs for DoorDash

Microsoft promoted Scott Van Vliet to Xbox CTO, while Smartsheet elevated Drew Gardner to the newly created role of chief AI officer. Amazon saw some departures and arrivals, including a VP’s exit for DoorDash. Read More

May 21, 2026, 1:05 PM

CEO of Paul Allen’s $3.1B science and tech fund steps down less than a year after launch

Dr. Lynda Stuart is departing as the first CEO of the Fund for Science and Technology, the foundation created under late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s instructions. The change comes amid broader shifts in the Allen philanthropic ecosystem, including the departures of top AI researchers from the Allen Institute for AI. Read More

May 20, 2026, 11:38 AM

Former Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has a new gig — startup CEO

Seattle-based Filium was started by apparel industry veterans Raj Shah and Akhil Shah in 2015, and makes technology that allows natural fabrics to repel odors, stains and liquids. Read More

May 18, 2026, 9:00 AM

AWS veteran Matt Wood returns to cloud giant in new role: chief AI and technology officer

Matt Wood, who spent more than 14 years helping to lead Amazon Web Services’ artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives… Read More

May 15, 2026, 9:58 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft names first chief design officer; execs resign from T-Mobile and OfferUp

Microsoft veteran Jon Friedman was named the tech giant’s first chief design officer; Susan Loosmore resigns as T-Mobile EVP; and OfferUp’s chief growth officer departs. Read More

May 13, 2026, 10:29 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft AI leader jumps to OpenAI; former AI2 exec joins Meta; and more

A senior director of AI at Microsoft left to join OpenAI; a former AI2 leader has taken a role at Meta and other Pacific Northwest tech moves. Read More

May 11, 2026, 2:34 PM

Microsoft exec Shawn Bice returns to AWS to lead reliability push for AI agents

Shawn Bice, who left AWS for Microsoft’s security organization in 2022, is returning to Amazon as VP of AI Services to lead the Automated Reasoning Group under Swami Sivasubramanian’s Agentic AI organization. Read More

May 5, 2026, 12:13 PM

Tech Moves: Amazon VP is now Chewy CTO; Smartsheet names CFO; Microsoft exec joins NetApp

Amazon VP Yunyan Wang is now Chewy’s CTO; Smartsheet names new CFO; and a longtime Microsoft exec joins NetApp’s C-suite, among other tech moves. Read More

Apr 29, 2026, 10:04 AM

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft VP to lead Inteum; Veeam, mpathic add execs; past Tune CEO’s new role

Angus Norton, a former exec from Microsoft and Amazon, is CEO of IP transfer company Inteum, while Veeam and mpathic name two new leaders and Peter Hamilton shares details on his tech move. Read More

Apr 24, 2026, 8:48 AM

Tech Moves: Expedia names CFO; former Tune CEO leaves Roku; Amazon and Microsoft departures

Expedia Group named Derek Andersen as its new CFO; Peter Hamilton left Roku for an upcoming CEO role; and more tech moves. Read More

Apr 22, 2026, 10:41 AM

LinkedIn CEO change: Daniel Shapero takes the helm as Microsoft broadens leadership team

LinkedIn COO Daniel Shapero is the company’s new CEO, reporting to Ryan Roslansky, who oversees LinkedIn and Microsoft Office. Roslansky also named Mohak Shroff as president of platforms and digital work as the company scales its leadership around AI. Read More

Apr 21, 2026, 7:48 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft quantum lead joins IonQ; Heptio co-founder now CTO at Stacklok; Amazon departure

Longtime Microsoft exec and former quantum lead Jeff Henshaw takes a role at IonQ while Heptio co-founder Joe Beda joins Stacklok. Read More

Apr 15, 2026, 6:42 AM

Tech Moves: Hootsuite founder returns as interim CEO; Scowtt adds CFO; new role for former Edifecs CEO

Ryan Holmes returns to Hootsuite as interim CEO; Scowtt adds a CFO; and Edifecs’ Venkat Kavarthapu takes new CEO role. Read More

Apr 10, 2026, 9:55 AM

Tech Moves: Syndio names 7 execs; avante and Tanium add to C-suite; Amazon leaders depart

Pay equity startup Syndio name seven new years while two Amazon leaders depart, and avante and Tanium add to their C-suites. Read More

Apr 8, 2026, 3:15 PM

Microsoft Moves: Longtime exec Julia Liuson to retire; new accessibility chief; and other changes

Big tech moves today from Microsoft: Longtime executive Julia Liuson is retiring, Neil Barnett is the company’s new accessibility chief, and Nanda Ramachandran was named chief marketing officer for Windows & Devices. Read More

Apr 7, 2026, 10:26 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft leader jumps to Anthropic; Tagboard gets new CEO; Expedia names tech VP

— Longtime Microsoft leader Eric Boyd announced today that he has joined Anthropic to lead its infrastructure team. “I’ve been… Read More

Apr 6, 2026, 10:35 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft names corporate VP; Amazon exec departs for Google; Zoom names CPO

Microsoft names a corporate VP for Identity & Network Access, while a CVP of product management departed for Zoom. Amazon loses an exec to Google Cloud. Read More

Apr 3, 2026, 9:26 AM

Tech Moves: Microsoft execs depart; TerraClear, UserTesting, EchoMark and Read AI add leaders

Microsoft’s Joy Chik is retiring after 28 years, the company’s VP of energy resigns, and a slate of Seattle-area startups add leaders. Read More

Mar 31, 2026, 9:27 AM

Tech Moves: C-suite exec leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines; Amazon leaders depart; HashiCorp CTO resigns

Lindsay-Rae McIntyre leaves Microsoft for Alaska Airlines, while HashiCorp’s co-founder leaves the company and two Amazon execs depart. Read More

Mar 27, 2026, 10:16 AM

Tech Moves: Smartsheet adds to C-suite; Armoire gets ML lead; past Microsoft director launches startup

Software giant Smartsheet makes four C-suite changes, all with ties to its CEO, while Armoire names a machine learning lead, plus other tech moves. Read More

Mar 24, 2026, 9:14 AM

Tech Moves: More changes at Xbox; Remitly taps new accounting chief; Atlassian CTO steps down

Another Xbox leader departs; Remitly names a new accounting leader; and more key personnel changes. Read More

Mar 20, 2026, 8:08 AM

Tech Moves: Carbon Robotics’ new CFO; Microsoft gaming GM goes to Netflix; Nordstrom gets VP of AI

Carbon Robotics names a CFO; Nordstrom gets a VP of AI; and a Microsoft gaming GM goes to Netflix while one of its longtime legal leaders retires. Read More

Mar 17, 2026, 11:48 AM

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft leader takes nonprofit CEO role; Google vet joins LinkedIn; Amazon leaders depart

Former Microsoft leader to run a nonprofit using AI to talk with animals; three Amazon leaders resign and a longtime Google engineer joins LinkedIn. Read More

Mar 13, 2026, 9:29 AM

Taylor Soper named director of Seattle’s AI House after remarkable run at GeekWire

Taylor Soper is leaving GeekWire after more than 13 years as a reporter and editor to become director of AI House at AI2 Incubator. We’ll miss him deeply, but we’re excited to see what he does next. Read More

Mar 12, 2026, 1:23 PM

Allen Institute for AI CEO Ali Farhadi steps down as nonprofit navigates shifting AI landscape

Ali Farhadi is stepping down as the CEO of the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), after a two-and-a-half-year tenure that brought growing recognition to the Seattle-based nonprofit research institute as a key player in the world of open source artificial intelligence. Read More

Mar 12, 2026, 9:29 AM

USAFacts taps former DataKind CEO Lauren Woodman as new president

Woodman is the second president in the Bellevue, Wash.-based organization’s 10-year history and will report to founder Steve Ballmer when she starts April 20. Read More

Mar 12, 2026, 8:49 AM

Microsoft EVP Rajesh Jha retiring after 35 years in latest exit from senior leadership team

“When I think about the pantheon of leaders who have truly shaped this company, Rajesh stands firmly among them,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said. Read More