Tech Moves – Page 8 of 42

Jun 1, 2024, 7:00 AM

Yi-Jian Ngo, longtime leader of Seattle’s Alliance of Angels, steps down

Yi-Jian Ngo, a fixture of the Seattle startup community and longtime leader of the Alliance of Angels, is stepping down… Read More

May 30, 2024, 11:41 AM

Tech Moves: Workday CIO joins Tanium board; Madrona investor departs; City of Seattle hires CTO

Kirkland, Wash.-based cybersecurity company Tanium added two new board members: Rani Johnson and Tim Millikin. Johnson is the chief information… Read More

May 28, 2024, 9:13 AM

Tech Moves: Seattle marketing vet Lynn Girotto joins Qualtrics as chief marketing officer

Experience management technology Qualtrics hired longtime Seattle marketing leader Lynn Girotto as its new chief marketing officer. Girotto was previously chief marketing… Read More

May 24, 2024, 12:35 PM

Tech Moves: Icertis adds COO and CMO; ex-Zulily CEO lands new gig; Maveron hires senior associate

Bellevue, Wash.-based contract management software company Icertis recently added two new executives: Anand Subbaraman as chief operating officer and Jay… Read More

May 22, 2024, 8:09 AM

Tech Moves: Madrona adds Silicon Valley partner; Walmart execs join Nex; and more

Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona is boosting its Silicon Valley footprint with the addition of Jeff Mills as partner and… Read More

May 22, 2024, 6:43 AM

Amperity CEO Barry Padgett stepping down from Seattle startup

Amperity CEO Barry Padgett is stepping down from the Seattle startup to spend time with his teenage children and will transition… Read More

May 17, 2024, 8:31 AM

Tech Moves: Agility Robotics hires Magic Leap exec; Zuper adds CMO; and more

Daniel Diez, a longtime tech and communications leader who was most recently chief commercial officer at augmented reality company Magic… Read More

May 14, 2024, 1:26 PM

Tech Moves: Google Cloud VP joins AWS; Unity CTO departs; PitchBook founder steps down

— Baskar Sridharan, a longtime Seattle-area software engineering leader who was most recently a vice president at Google, joined Amazon Web… Read More

May 14, 2024, 8:00 AM

Bay Area investor Vivek Ladsariya moves to Seattle, joins Pioneer Square Labs as managing director

Seattle’s venture capital ecosystem is getting some fresh Bay Area talent with the addition of Vivek Ladsariya, a veteran investor… Read More

May 13, 2024, 3:49 PM

Longtime CEO to leave Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company

Bill Hilf, the veteran tech executive and longtime CEO of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s holding company, formerly known as… Read More

May 9, 2024, 2:17 PM

Tech Moves: Funko names new CEO; Nintex promotes VPs; Leafly adds president

Cynthia Williams, a video game industry vet who recently departed Wizards of the Coast, was named CEO of Everett, Wash.-based… Read More

May 7, 2024, 9:06 AM

Tech Moves: NanoString CEO and CFO depart; Remitly names HR chief; Temporal founders swap roles; Gradial adds exec

Brad Gray is stepping down from NanoString after 14 years leading the Seattle biotech company as CEO. NanoString this week… Read More

May 2, 2024, 9:00 AM

Tech Moves: Docker and Qualtrics leaders join Seattle startup Mason; Beyond adds Zulily director

Mason, a Seattle startup that offers a hardware-software platform for companies managing device fleets, hired Webb Stevens as its new… Read More

Apr 30, 2024, 11:15 AM

Kerry Carter tackles CEO role at Atavus as ex-pro aims to grow adoption of football training technique

Kerry Carter, a former pro football player with the Seattle Seahawks and other teams, is tackling a new role as… Read More

Apr 29, 2024, 8:56 AM

Tech Moves: Matt Hulett steps down as PetMed Express CEO; Seattle startup Avante adds execs

Matt Hulett, a veteran of the Seattle tech and startup scene, is stepping down as CEO and president of PetMed Express,… Read More

Apr 26, 2024, 7:46 AM

Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet Dave Parker named CEO of Entrepreneurs’ Organization

Veteran entrepreneur and startup advisor Dave Parker is taking over as CEO at global networking group Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Parker has… Read More

Apr 23, 2024, 11:50 AM

Zillow and Grubhub vets launch new Seattle-based advisory firm to help growth companies

Longtime technology industry leaders Chad Cohen and Ryan Domyancic unveiled Scala Advisors, their new Seattle-based advisory firm designed to help… Read More

Apr 22, 2024, 3:11 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Meta infrastructure VP joins Microsoft; DoorDash adds Amazon vet to board

Jason Taylor, the former vice president of infrastructure at Meta, joined Microsoft as corporate vice president and deputy CTO for… Read More

Apr 19, 2024, 8:07 AM

Tech Moves: Sana R&D chief steps down; Seattle U names new computer science leader

Seattle University named Dr. Burkhard Englert as the new Department Chair and Amazon Endowed Chair of Computer Science. Englert is… Read More

Apr 17, 2024, 10:22 PM

Wizards of the Coast President Cynthia Williams stepping down after 2 years leading game giant

A new SEC filing reveals that Cynthia Williams plans to step down as president at Hasbro-owned game company Wizards of… Read More

Apr 17, 2024, 10:35 AM

Former Moz CEO Sarah Bird is new CEO at Canvas, creators of home 3D modeling tech

Sarah Bird, the Seattle tech veteran who led SEO software startup Moz for seven years, is the new CEO of… Read More

Apr 17, 2024, 6:00 AM

Longtime Microsoft exec Gurdeep Singh Pall joins Qualtrics as president of AI strategy

Technology leader Gurdeep Singh Pall, a longtime Microsoft executive, is joining experience management technology company Qualtrics as its first president… Read More

Apr 16, 2024, 4:19 PM

Washington Technology Industry Association names Kristen Forecki as new board chair

The Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) named longtime Seattle tech leader Kristen Forecki as the new chair of its board… Read More

Apr 16, 2024, 8:39 AM

Tech Moves: Avalara names president; Microsoft vet launches AI forum; Common Room adds product leader

— Seattle-based tax software company Avalara named Ross Tennenbaum as its new president. Tennenbaum joined Avalara in 2019 and became its… Read More

Apr 15, 2024, 8:43 AM

Tech Moves: OpenAI hires former Amazon Web Services leader to lead new Tokyo office

Tadao Nagasaki, a longtime tech exec who led Japan-related operations for Amazon Web Services and F5, is joining OpenAI to… Read More

Apr 13, 2024, 9:02 AM

Tech Moves: Former DreamBox Learning CEO joins VC firm; First Fed hires Seattle entrepreneur

— Jessie Woolley-Wilson, former CEO at DreamBox Learning, joined Silicon Valley venture capital firm Owl Ventures as an operating partner. Woolley-Wilson… Read More

Apr 11, 2024, 6:18 AM

Amazon names business and tech leader Andrew Ng to its board, boosting AI expertise

Amazon’s newest board member is Andrew Ng, a business and technology leader, serial startup founder, investor, and educator who specializes… Read More

Apr 11, 2024, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: UiPath CTO lands at Talkdesk; Elastic hires AWS vet; ex-Redfin leaders join LLM startup

— Munil Shah, a former engineering leader at UiPath who previously spent 23 years at Microsoft, has joined San Francisco startup… Read More

Apr 4, 2024, 1:57 PM

Tech Moves: Ex-Smartsheet CMO lands at Conga; former Panopto CMO joins Valid8

— Andrew Bennett, the former chief marketing officer at Smartsheet, is now chief marketing officer at Conga, a Denver-area startup that… Read More

Apr 3, 2024, 10:34 AM

Tech Moves: F5 adds CTO and HR chief; Adaptive names CFO; Techstars Seattle leaders depart

— Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 announced two new executive appointments this week: Lyra Schramm, the company’s new chief… Read More