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Tech Moves

Venture capitalist Bill Gurley announces departure from Zillow board

Venture capitalist Bill Gurley, who has served on the board of Seattle-based online real estate juggernaut Zillow Group for 10… Read More

New ‘Microsoft Philanthropies’ organization will focus on digital inclusion

Microsoft today announced a new internal philanthropic organization that will focus on bringing the benefits of technology to parts of the… Read More

Xome CEO Kal Raman resigns one year after taking top post at online real estate company

It was heralded as a big move in online real estate when former drugstore.com CEO and Groupon executive Kal Raman… Read More

CenturyLink loses two executives in shakeup at cloud unit

Two key executives are leaving CenturyLink in a move that may show the telecom provider’s shifting attitude on the cloud.… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon hires film music vet Bob Bowen; Former PopCap exec Karla Horwitz joins 8Stem; and more

—Amazon hired Bob Bowen as head of music for the company’s Amazon Studios division. The film music veteran will oversee strategy, partnerships… Read More

Zones co-founder Firoz Lalji returns to CEO position, replacing Murray Wright

Zones has replaced CEO Murray Wright with founder and former CEO Firoz Lalji. Wright was appointed as chief executive in… Read More

Former Microsoft exec ‘Soma’ Somasegar joins Madrona Venture Group as venture partner

S. “Soma” Somasegar, who recently left his job at the helm of Microsoft’s Developer Division, is joining Seattle-based Madrona Venture… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft VP Bob Stutz heads to Salesforce, former Porch exec lands new gig, and more

—Microsoft vice president Bob Stutz is leaving his position running Microsoft Dynamics CRM, according to a memo obtained by MSDynamicsWorld. According to Re/code,… Read More

Phil Gordon’s startup Chatbox names former LivingSocial exec Doug Miller as CEO

Chatbox, the Seattle-based startup founded last year by professional poker veteran Phil Gordon, has hired Doug Miller, formerly chief revenue officer of… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon tech vet joins Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence; Envelop VR hires Magic Leap developer

—The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence hired Ruben Ortega as chief technology officer for the two-year-old AI research foundation. Ortega, who previously served… Read More

Tech Moves: Techstars mentor Rebecca Conner joins Lighter Capital; Ivycorp names telecom vet as CEO

—Lighter Capital appointed Rebecca Conner as a director of its investment team. The Techstars mentor will work with companies in the Pacific Northwest,… Read More

Veteran journalist Alan Boyle joins GeekWire as aerospace and science editor

One of the most fascinating stories in technology and science these days is the emergence of a new space industry.… Read More

Mike Fridgen leaves GM job at eBay, joins ‘startup studio’ Madrona Venture Labs as CEO

Seattle entrepreneur Mike Fridgen knows Madrona Venture Group pretty well. After all, three of the startups he’s helped build over… Read More

Simply Measured names ExactTarget vets as CEO and CRO in bid to supercharge growth

Simply Measured, the Seattle-based social media analytics startup, is adding some horsepower to the executive offices. The five-year-old company this… Read More

Wireless veteran John Stanton named to Costco board

Costco’s newest board member is former Voicestream Wireless CEO John Stanton, the warehouse retailer announced today. It is not the only… Read More

Former Salesforce COO Andy MacMillan named CEO of Act-On Software, founder Raghu Raghavan shifts to CTO

Act-On Software has a new CEO, but the old CEO is still sticking around. The Beaverton, Ore.-based marketing automation company named Andy MacMillan… Read More

Microsoft taps veteran exec Julie Larson-Green to lead Office apps and services

Julie Larson-Green, a 22-year Microsoft veteran and a longtime engineering leader in Office and Windows, will take on a new role… Read More

Tech Moves: Moonraft expands in U.S. with Seattle office; Dolly names ex-Code Fellows CEO Kristen Smith as COO; etc.

—Moonraft, an India-based technology design firm, is opening a new Seattle office, marking its first expansion in the U.S. Moonraft co-founder and… Read More

Tech Moves: Co-founder of women-only developer school steps down, UrbanSpoon CTO lands at Apptentive; and more

—Elise Worthy left Ada Developers Academy, the women-only coding school she co-founded, to get back into building software. “Founding Ada was a passion… Read More

Tech Moves: thePlatform’s Marty Roberts out as co-CEO; City of Seattle hires new startup advocate

— ThePlatform confirmed to GeekWire on Monday that longtime executive and current co-CEO Marty Roberts is leaving the Comcast-owned video… Read More

DocuSign to begin search for new CEO: Keith Krach announces departure plans

Keith Krach, who was named CEO of DocuSign in 2011, plans to step down from the electronic signature powerhouse. The… Read More

Tech Moves: IBM names Blue Box founder distinguished engineer; Avvo recruits former Microsoft ad manager; and more

—IBM named Blue Box CTO and founder Jesse Proudman as one of IBM’s distinguished engineers. The executive-level position means Proudman will serve as a technical consultant for… Read More

Microsoft Developer Division chief S. ‘Soma’ Somasegar leaving after 27 years

S. “Soma” Somasegar, the longtime Microsoft executive who most recently led the company’s Developer Division, is leaving the company after 27… Read More

Starbucks hires a CTO: Former Adobe exec will shape coffee giant’s tech initiatives

[Update, Oct. 8: Starbucks had a CTO for a short time in 2008; this post has been updated to reflect that… Read More

Twitter

Twitter co-founder Ev Williams on why Jack Dorsey as CEO ‘is exactly what Twitter needs at this time’

View image | gettyimages.com Twitter announced on Monday that Jack Dorsey, on of the company’s co-founders and current CEO of mobile payments… Read More

Tech Moves: INRIX hires Vodafone analytics leader; VC firm KPCB hires younger Zuckerberg sister; and more

—INRIX hired Chris Handley as vice president of product management and analytics. The former group head of analytics at Vodafone will lead the development of… Read More

Getty Images taps former Yahoo exec and media veteran Dawn Airey as CEO

Getty Images has named Dawn Airey as its new CEO, replacing co-founder Jonathan Klein who is moving to the role… Read More

PicMonkey appoints Adobe InDesign co-founder as VP and chief technical officer

PicMonkey brought on Frits Habermann as its chief technical officer and vice president of product, the company announced today. Habermann will… Read More

Tech Moves: Marchex bolsters executive lineup; IP law firm expands; and more

—Marchex expanded its executive team to include a new chief revenue officer, Gary Nafus, and new senior vice president of customer… Read More

Former Amazon VP leaving CIO role at Seattle Police Department after 6 months

Greg Russell, the former Amazon vice president who was named chief information officer of the Seattle Police Department six months ago,… Read More

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