Tech Moves – Page 23 of 38

Tech Moves: Online disinformation researcher Kate Starbird gets tenure; Expedia board member Scott Rudin resigns; and more

The University of Washington awarded tenure to Kate Starbird, an associate in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering.… Read More

Tech Moves: OfferUp bulks up leadership team, taps former Starz exec Ameesh Paleja as CTO

Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile marketplace startup OfferUp has hired Ameesh Paleja as its new chief technology officer. Paleja was previously the… Read More

Tech Moves: Bulletproof lands a new CFO; Chris Pirillo joins Intel Graphics as chief community advocate; and more

Nutrition company Bulletproof 360, the maker of Bulletproof Coffee, hired Cameron Kinloch as chief financial officer. The move comes as… Read More

Former BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield’s next trip will be by foot, as he plans big European trek

Two months after stepping down as the CEO of BMW ReachNow, the car-sharing service he helped grow from Seattle, Steve… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Obama CIO and Microsoft exec Steven VanRoekel named Rockefeller Foundation COO

The Rockefeller Foundation brought on Steven VanRoekel as its chief operating officer. VanRoekel was chief information officer for the U.S.… Read More

Fresh off $1B funding round, shipping and logistics startup Flexport opens office in Seattle

Flexport has arrived in Seattle. The fast-growing shipping and logistics startup that just raised a massive $1 billion investment round… Read More

RealSelf CTO and product leader to depart, following earlier layoffs in January

More changes are going down at RealSelf, the Seattle-based cosmetic treatment review platform. RealSelf CTO Matt Woodward and vice president… Read More

Tech Moves: Metricstory adds Docusign founder to board; BitTitan gets biz dev leader for Australia and Asia; and more

E-commerce analytics startup Metricstory added Docusign founder Tom Gonser its board of directors. Gonser is also a partner at Bend,… Read More

Tech Moves: Leafly hires Amazon Prime Video vet as CEO; Former F5 CEO joins ExtraHop Board

Marijuana review and discovery platform Leafly has a new CEO in Tim Leslie, who was previously VP of Amazon Prime… Read More

LeoStella satellite venture hands over CEO reins to aerospace executive Mike Hettich

TUKWILA, Wash. — Mike Hettich has finally completed his transition from chief learning officer to chief executive officer at LeoStella, the… Read More

Tech Moves: Heavily-funded real estate tech startup Compass hires former Distelli and Amazon exec Rahul Singh; and more

Former “Geek of the Week” Rahul Singh is now VP of engineering at New York real estate broker Compass, where… Read More

Former Insitu CEO makes the leap over to World View stratospheric balloon venture

For three and a half years, Ryan Hartman served as president and CEO of Insitu — the Boeing subsidiary headquartered in… Read More

Amazon reportedly taps former Kindle and Flex exec to lead pharmacy group overseeing PillPack

Amazon has tasked Nader Kabbani with leading its new pharmacy initiative and overseeing the team from online pharmacy PillPack, according… Read More

Investor Heather Redman elected to lead board of Washington Technology Industry Association

Venture investor Heather Redman is the new chair of the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA), a business association and advocacy… Read More

Avalara adds former PayPal, Goldman Sachs and Indix execs to leadership team

Seattle-based tax compliance company Avalara added a trio of new executives to its leadership team, the company announced today. Avalara… Read More

Amazon names ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi as director, further diversifying board

Amazon on Monday named former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi to its board of directors. Nooyi previously spent 24 years at… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia hires chief people officer; Xnor snags ex-Google engineer; Bsquare names new CEO; and more

—Expedia has a new chief people officer in Archana Singh, who will head up the organization’s human resources efforts. Singh… Read More

Tech Moves: Apple taps ex-Microsoft exec to lead smart home initiatives; former senator Joe Fain to lead Bellevue Chamber of Commerce

Apple hired ex-Microsoft exec and entrepreneur Sam Jadallah to lead its smart home initiatives, CNBC reported. Jadallah founded high-priced smart… Read More

Univ. of Washington CoMotion innovation center chief Vikram Jandhyala to step down in June

After five years of leading the University of Washington’s innovation center, Vikram Jandhyala is stepping down. Jandhyala, executive director of… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet names AWS vet as CTO; Ex-Nike exec heads Grayl’s board; Indeed replaces CEO

Work collaboration software company Smartsheet nabbed AWS veteran Praerit Garg to lead technology efforts as the company’s first official CTO.… Read More

Madrona continues hiring spree with Trilogy veteran Katie Drucker and former Avvo CEO Mark Britton

Venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group has hired well-known Seattle entrepreneurs Katie Drucker, the former Sigby CEO and Trilogy Partners… Read More

Tech Moves: Snap! Raise, Aduro and Flyhomes scoop up CFOs; Outreach adds revenue chief; and more

Ex-Microsoft exec Tony Scripa has signed on as chief financial officer at Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes. Scripa spent 18 years… Read More

Startup tech exec and former pro hockey player joins new Seattle NHL franchise to lead tech efforts

Todd Humphrey is getting back to his hockey roots. Humphrey is leaving his position as CEO of Seattle startup LiquidPlanner… Read More

Chef hires cloud industry veteran Brian Goldfarb as chief marketing officer

Chef has tapped Brian Goldfarb, who has held prominent marketing roles inside several notable enterprise tech companies, as its newest… Read More

Tech Moves: Airbnb gets into transportation; OfferUp brings on Buddy co-founder to lead engineering; Amazon Go’s AI director departs

Airbnb hired Fred Reid to be global head of transportation, a role that will focus on building partnerships and services… Read More

Amazon names Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer as director, diversifying previously all-white board

Rosalind “Roz” Brewer, chief operating officer at Starbucks, has joined Amazon’s board of directors, the Seattle tech giant announced today.… Read More

Tech Moves: Dave Parker leaves Seven Peaks Ventures; Fred Hutch names a new CIO; and more

Seattle startup leader Dave Parker has left Seven Peaks Ventures after 18 months. Parker helped to establish a Seattle office… Read More

Tech Moves: Rhapsody adds CCO as ‘Powered by Napster’ formally launches; DreamBox hires CFO following cash infusion; and more

Napster parent company Rhapsody snagged Angel Gambino as its chief commercial officer. Gambino founded and was CEO of Sensai, which… Read More

Agriculture startup Phytelligence cuts staff as CEO and co-founder depart

Seattle-based agriculture technology startup Phytelligence has cut an unspecified number of jobs and shaken up its leadership, GeekWire has learned.… Read More

BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield to step down as BMW and Daimler launch joint mobility company

BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield, who helped the German carmaker grow its car-sharing service in the U.S., is stepping down… Read More