Tech Moves

Tech Moves: Madrona hires former Bezos technical advisor; Seattle Children’s names COO

— Seattle-based firm Madrona Venture Group appointed Wei Gao as venture partner and Anna Baird as operating partner. Gao was… Read More

Tech Moves: Intuit Ventures hires former partner at Microsoft VC fund; HoloLens leader departs

— Adam Coccari is now director of Intuit Ventures, the new venture capital arm of Intuit, the global financial technology… Read More

Seattle tech vet Linden Rhoads appointed to Univ. of Washington Board of Regents

Linden Rhoads, a longtime Seattle tech leader and former vice provost of commercialization at the University of Washington, will join… Read More

Tech Moves: Longtime Amazon execs retire; Madrona Venture Labs partner departs

Amazon has lost two longtime executives to retirement: Tom Taylor, senior vice president of Amazon Alexa, and Gregg Zehr, president… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Domo as chief people officer; Madrona hires new partner; more

— Microsoft veteran Monica Pool Knox is now chief people officer of data platform company Domo. Knox worked for Microsoft… Read More

Tech Moves: F5 adds cybersecurity vet to board; Icertis hires chief strategy officer; and more

— Marianne Budnik joined the board of directors of Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5. Budnik is currently chief… Read More

Nordstrom CTO Edmond Mesrobian to step down from Seattle retail giant

Edmond Mesrobian, Nordstrom’s chief technology and information officer, is stepping down on Oct. 14, according to a new regulatory filing.… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Zillow VP joins Discord; Bigleaf Networks names CEO

— Annie Rihn, former vice president of recruiting at Zillow Group, is now vice president of talent acquisition at Discord. Rihn… Read More

Tech Moves: Wizards of the Coast hires Microsoft exec to lead D&D; Absci adds innovation chief

Wizards of the Coast, the Renton, Wash.-based gaming company owned by Hasbro, hired Dan Rawson for a new role as… Read More

Tech Moves: Techstars Seattle leader Isaac Kato steps down after leading accelerator for 3 years

Isaac Kato has stepped down as managing director of Techstars Seattle after leading the startup accelerator program for the past… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams leader joins Highspot; Edifecs, Acumatica add execs; and more

Bhrighu Sareen was named president of product & engineering at sales enablement software startup Highspot. Sareen previously spent 17 years… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Twilio CIO named CTO at Slalom; Eviation adds CEO; Docugami builds team

— Michelle Grover was appointed as the first chief technology officer of Slalom, a Seattle-based global business and technology consulting… Read More

Expedia Group hires former Williams-Sonoma leader Julie Whalen as new CFO and executive VP

Seattle travel giant Expedia Group named Julie Whalen as its new chief financial officer and executive vice president, effective Sept.… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s former enviro chief joins gaming-focused private equity firm

Lucas Joppa, Microsoft’s first-ever chief environmental officer, is leaving the software, cloud and gaming giant for a role at a… Read More

Tech Moves: Lumen taps former Microsoft exec as CEO; Seattle Children’s hires research officer

— Kate Johnson will become the new CEO of Lumen Technologies, formerly known as CenturyLink. She was also appointed president and… Read More

Heather MacDougall, Amazon VP in charge of workplace health and safety, is departing

Heather MacDougall, Amazon’s vice president of Global Workplace Health and Safety, is departing the company after 3 1/2 years to… Read More

Tech Moves: Lighthouse names CEO; Mariners hire Accolade director; and more

— Ron Markezich will succeed Brian McManus as CEO of Seattle-based Lighthouse, which provides electronic discovery products and other services… Read More

Starbucks names next CEO, going outside tech industry for coffee giant’s new phase

Laxman Narasimhan, who was named the next CEO of Starbucks Thursday afternoon, brings experience in international business and consumer brands,… Read More

Tech Moves: ExtraHop adds execs; Madrona names managing director; USAFacts hires CMO

Seattle-based cybersecurity company ExtraHop, which was acquired in a private equity deal last year, hired four new executives. Matt Parson… Read More

Tech Moves: Apptio CTO lands at Humu; Madrona hires investor; Skilljar adds exec

— Silicon Valley HR startup Humu hired former Apptio CTO Scott Chancellor as CEO. Chancellor spent three years at Seattle-area… Read More

Tech Moves: Opendoor hires Seattle tech vet as CTO; Vacasa names CEO; ex-Blue Origin comms chief lands at Clorox

— Raji Subramanian, an engineering leader who previously worked at Yahoo and Amazon, was named chief technology officer at real… Read More

Tech Moves: Gates Foundation adds board members; former Boeing exec joins Kymeta board

— The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation added two members to its board of trustees: Dr. Helene D. Gayle, president… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon VP joins mobile energy startup Booster as CTO; 1Password hires CPO

— Andrew Hamel, a Seattle-based tech vet who spent 11 years at Amazon in various vice president roles, joined mobile energy… Read More

Tech Moves: Nuance engineering director lands at Ozette; AWS exec will depart; and more

— Amarjit Kaur Sandhu joined Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center spinout Ozette Technologies as vice president of engineering. She previously was… Read More

Tech Moves: Rover appoints CFO; Smartsheet adds board member; Nautilus Biotechnology hires execs

— Pet sitting marketplace Rover appointed Charlie Wickers to chief financial officer. Wickers joined Rover in 2017 and most recently… Read More

Tech Moves: Accolade hires security chief; Blue Origin comms leader departs; Redfin names industry relations director; and more

— Kelli Burns joined Seattle-based healthcare company Accolade as its new chief information security officer. Burns comes from Bellevue, Wash.-based financial… Read More