Tech Moves – Page 2 of 32

Tech Moves: Madrona adds three new venture partners; DexCare hires exec; and more

by Nate Bek on June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 at 1:51 pm

— Seattle venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group announced it added three new venture partners: Loren Alhadeff, Mark Nelson, and Ted Kummert. Alhadeff, formerly the COO of DocuSign, has more… Read More

Tech Moves: Open-source software company Expanso names CEO; Highspot adds exec; and more

by Kurt Schlosser on June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 at 6:42 am

— Seattle tech veteran David Aronchick is the new CEO of Expanso, the company he co-founded to promote adoption of the Bacalhau project. Expanso provides managed services on top of Bacalhau,… Read More

Convoy co-founder Grant Goodale to step down from trucking marketplace startup after 8 years

by Nate Bek on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 at 7:44 pm

Grant Goodale, the co-founder of Seattle-based trucking marketplace startup Convoy, will step down from his position as chief experience officer and transition to an advisory role by the end of… Read More

Former Spaceflight CEO Curt Blake joins law firm to focus on new space ventures

by Alan Boyle on June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 at 5:43 pm

Spaceflight Inc.’s former CEO, Curt Blake, is joining the Seattle office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati at a time when the California-based law firm is launching an industry group… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle startups hire new execs; board shuffles at Adaptive and Porch

by Nate Bek on June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 at 7:49 am

— Seattle-area cybersecurity company Cyemptive named Ray McCay as its new chief revenue officer. McCay spent 25 years at Hitachi Data Systems, serving as SVP of global product strategy for… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Philips CEO joins Absci board; AWS exec departs; and more

by Nate Bek on June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 at 12:00 pm

— Vancouver, Wash.-based AI drug design and development company Absci named Frans van Houten to its board of directors. A longtime business exec, van Houten is known for spearheading Philips’… Read More

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman leaves Expedia Group board ‘to focus on his other business interests’

by Todd Bishop on June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 at 5:56 pm

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stepped down from the Expedia Group board effective June 1, after helping the company get a jump on the new era of generative AI toward the… Read More

Tech Moves: Washington STEM names CEO: Former Nike exec joins Nordstrom board

by Taylor Soper on June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 at 12:16 pm

Washington STEM, a nonprofit focused on statewide STEM education and social change, named Lynne K. Varner as its new CEO, effective Aug. 1. Varner comes from Washington State University, where… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon fulfillment VP departing; former Pillpack co-founder joins VC firm

by Kurt Schlosser on June 1, 2023June 4, 2023 at 8:24 am

— Melissa Nick, a vice president of North America fulfillment at Amazon, is leaving the company after more than nine years. Nick was based out of Nashville, Tenn., where she… Read More

Amazon confirms abrupt departure of AWS data center chief Chris Vonderhaar

by Todd Bishop on May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 at 4:51 pm

The Amazon Web Services executive who oversaw the cloud giant’s massive network of data centers is suddenly gone, without explanation. Amazon confirmed the departure of Chris Vonderhaar, who had been… Read More

Tech Moves: Madrona investor joins Trilogy; Gamesight adds revenue leader: UW names provost

by Taylor Soper on May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 at 10:33 am

— Elisa La Cava joined Seattle-area venture capital firm Trilogy Equity Partners as principal. La Cava spent the past five years at Seattle firm Madrona Venture Group, where she was… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon names new workplace safety leader; Zscaler hires Salesforce EVP; and more

by Taylor Soper on May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 at 10:55 am

Sarah Rhoads, who previously led Amazon’s aviation operations as vice president of Amazon Global Air, was promoted to lead the Worldwide Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) and Global Operations Learning… Read More

Tech Moves: RealNetworks appoints president; Microsoft Alumni Network leader to step down

by Taylor Soper on May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 at 3:58 pm

— Seattle-based digital media company RealNetworks named Chris Wheaton as president, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer. Wheaton joined RealNetworks in March and was previously CFO at Bsquare and the… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow and Docusign tap new CFOs; Remitly hires design chief; and more

by Taylor Soper on May 19, 2023May 22, 2023 at 10:45 am

— Zillow Group named Jeremy Hofmann as its new chief financial officer. Hofmann, previously SVP of corporate development and strategy, replaces Allen Parker, who has transitioned to an advisory role… Read More

Amazon consumer robotics leader Ken Washington is leaving the company

by Todd Bishop on May 15, 2023May 24, 2023 at 3:59 pm

Updated with Amazon confirmation and comment. Ken Washington, who oversaw the Amazon Astro home robot as the company’s vice president of consumer robotics, is leaving the company after less than… Read More

Tech Moves: Hootsuite adds execs; Institute for Protein Design names new leader

by Nate Bek on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 at 6:28 pm

— Hootsuite hired two new execs: Chief Revenue Officer Jessica Hartigan and Chief Customer Officer Ellen Terchila. Hartigan previously worked at the job-seeking platform CareerBuilder for more than a decade,… Read More

Tech Moves: Salesforce-backed Oleria hires CTO; Microsoft vet joins Lyra Health; and more

by Nate Bek on May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 at 11:08 am

— Salesforce-backed cybersecurity startup Oleria hired Siva Garudayagari as its chief technology officer. Garudayagari has more than 20 years of enterprise software experience. He worked in various roles at Microsoft,… Read More

Tech Moves: Koru founder joins startup advisory firm; Portland Seed Fund adds principal; and more

by Nate Bek on April 28, 2023August 16, 2023 at 10:37 am

— Kristen Hamilton is joining San Fransisco-based startup advisory firm Enjoy the Work as general partner. The longtime Seattle entrepreneur previously founded Koru, a predictive hiring startup. The company also… Read More

Tech Moves: Apptentive co-founder joins Magnify; Amazon CEO picks new technical advisor

by Nate Bek on April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 at 9:10 am

— Enterprise software startup Magnify hired Mike Saffitz as its new vice president of engineering. Saffitz previously co-founded Seattle-based customer feedback startup Apptentive, which was acquired by KKR-backed Alchemer in… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle vaccine startup hires chief medical officer; Affini-T adds scientific co-founder

by Nate Bek on April 21, 2023April 25, 2023 at 4:23 pm

— Seattle vaccine maker Curevo Vaccine hired Guy De La Rosa as its new chief medical officer. De La Rosa was previously an executive director at Enanta Pharmaceuticals, where he… Read More

Tech Moves: Nordstrom names new CTO; ex-Halo director lands at Netflix; Boundless adds exec

by Taylor Soper on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 at 5:46 pm

— Nordstrom has a new technology leader. The retail giant hired Jason Morris as its new chief technology and information officer, effective May 1. Morris comes from Walmart, where he spent… Read More

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies COO departing; Sana adds leaders; and more

by Charlotte Schubert on April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 at 12:50 pm

— Mark Adams is stepping down as chief operating officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies, the company said today in a regulatory filing. Adams joined the Seattle-based biotech giant more than three… Read More

Tech Moves: Halo leader departing; Remitly adds board directors; drone vet lands at Rantizo

by Taylor Soper on April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 at 2:02 pm

— Seattle-based fintech company Remitly added two new board members: Ryno Blignaut and Phyllis Campbell. Blignaut is an investor with Silicon Valley venture firm Khosla Ventures and previously served as CFO… Read More

Tech Moves: Payscale adds president and CTO; Factor appoints CEO; and more

by Charlotte Schubert on April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 at 5:15 pm

— Compensation data company Payscale hired two new executives: Nolan Farris as president and chief operating officer, and Raj Cherukuri as chief technology officer. — Gwen Hall was appointed CEO… Read More

Minh Le, former Silicon Valley Bank leader in Seattle, joins Stifel Bank as managing director

by Taylor Soper on April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 at 8:29 am

Longtime Seattle-area tech mainstay Minh Le has joined Stifel Bank as managing director, following a 14-year career with Silicon Valley Bank. “It’s been a wild last few weeks, and I… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft exec Charlie Bell joins Twilio board; FasterBetter hires Seattle marketing leader

by Charlotte Schubert on March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 at 4:20 pm

— Microsoft executive Charlie Bell joined the board of directors of customer engagement software giant Twilio. Bell is executive VP of security, compliance identity and management at Microsoft, and is… Read More

Tech Moves: Convoy vet joins Xembly; Seattle climate firm hires Goldman Sachs exec; and more

by Charlotte Schubert on March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 at 5:37 pm

— Ziad Ismail is now chief operating officer of Xembly, a Seattle startup that offers an artificial intelligence “chief of staff” designed to automate tedious tasks such as meeting notes,… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Chef CEO joins Buildkite board; Salesforce hires Code.org exec

by Charlotte Schubert on March 24, 2023March 28, 2023 at 1:46 pm

— Barry Crist is now board chair of Perth, Australia-based software company Buildkite. Crist is the former CEO and board chair of Chef, a Seattle-based automation technology company that was… Read More

Tech Moves: Appen lands ex-Upwork CTO; DocuSign hires former Amazon GM

by Charlotte Schubert on March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 at 8:54 pm

— Saty Bahadur is now chief technology officer at Appen, a publicly traded IT services and consulting company that provides training data for artificial intelligence systems. Bahadur was previously chief… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft names lead independent director; startup vet Rebecca Lovell joins Greater Seattle Partners

by Charlotte Schubert on March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 at 1:27 pm

— Rebecca Lovell was named chief operating officer of Greater Seattle Partners, a public-private sector initiative that seeks to attract investment, companies and quality jobs in the Seattle area. Lovell… Read More