Tech Moves – Page 2 of 42

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

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