Tech Moves

Pioneer Square Labs adds T.A. McCann as managing director, bolstering startup studio leadership team

Pioneer Square Labs just added some serious entrepreneurial clout to its managing director lineup. The Seattle startup studio today named T.A.… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft appoints new general counsel; Alder BioPharma poaches Amgen executive; and more

Microsoft has appointed longtime legal executive Dev Stahlkopf as its general counsel after leaving the position vacant for two years.… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Concur marketing chief jumps from Accolade to Axiom, both led by former Concur execs; PopCap VP lands at eSports startup Taunt

— Check out this Concur connection. Jerame Thurik, a former chief marketing officer at the Bellevue, Wash. expense management company Concur,… Read More

Tech Moves: Jenny Lam joins Oracle as design SVP; Starbucks engineering VP joins DefinedCrowd; and more

Jenny Lam, a longtime Seattle tech design leader, is now at Oracle. Oracle confirmed to GeekWire that Lam has joined the… Read More

Tech Moves: Blokable adds co-CEO; Salesforce PR exec jumps to Google; and more

Law and real estate expert Nelson Del Rio is taking on a new role at Seattle startup Blokable, one of last… Read More

Tech Moves: Remitly taps John Scrofano to lead new initiatives; Convoy adds Dropbox engineering leader; Microsoft data whiz joins Outreach

John Scrofano, a longtime Seattle entrepreneur and executive who most recently served as CEO of Seattle startup Garmentory, joined startup… Read More

Avvo founder Mark Britton and 4 top execs to depart as Internet Brands acquisition closes

After co-founding Avvo and helping grow the online legal directory for the past 13 years, Mark Britton is ready for… Read More

Tech Moves: Convoy adds CFO and CRO as it continues to grow; New CFO at Moz; and more

On-demand trucking startup Convoy announced two new additions to its financial leadership team: Former Zillow executive and Amazon manager Tony Small… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Zulily exec joins Lululemon as strategy and digital chief; Skytap adds Microsoft vet as engineering SVP; and more

Former Expedia and Zulily executive Justin Richmond joined athletic clothing retailer Lululemon as the company’s chief strategy and digital officer, according to his… Read More

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Sudip Chakrabarti joins Madrona, will invest in Seattle cloud startups

Sudip Chakrabarti is bullish about Seattle’s future as a startup city — particularly given his experience in Silicon Valley. The… Read More

Tech Moves: PicMonkey co-founder Lisa Conquergood joins Ripl; Starbucks hires tech vet as general counsel; and more

Lisa Conquergood has taken quite a journey in the startup world. She was the chief marketing officer of photo-editing service… Read More

NFL COO Tod Leiweke departs, will reportedly team up with brother to lead Seattle’s NHL franchise

NFL COO Tod Leiweke stepped down Tuesday and reports indicate that the former Seahawks CEO will team up with his… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Expedia exec joins Madrona as founder-in-residence; Boeing drone maker Insitu taps Adidas exec as CEO; Funko names CMO

Former Expedia, Concur and Alaska Airlines executive Steve Jarvis has taken on a new role, GeekWire has learned. Jarvis, who… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Microsoft CIO joins Ignition Partners; Amazon voice VP lands at Uber

Ignition Partners added two high-profile names to its roster, including former Microsoft chief information officer Jim DuBois. DuBois and Datasphere CEO Satbir… Read More

Longtime Uber Seattle leader Brooke Steger steps down, replaced by Uber Mexico GM Alejandro Chouza

Uber has a new leader in the Pacific Northwest. After five years of managing Uber’s transportation service across Seattle, Portland,… Read More

Tech Moves: Head of Amazon Prime joins Airbnb to lead Homes business; Azuqua hires Appuri CEO; and more

Update: Airbnb announced Tuesday afternoon that Greg Greeley, a longtime Amazon executive who most recently led Amazon Prime and delivery… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet heading new data-focused game publisher; Cortana under new management; and more

There’s plenty of data in mobile technology and games, but the mobile games world struggles to translate it into insightful… Read More

Alexa AI leader Ashwin Ram leaving Amazon to head up Google’s Cloud AI

Ashwin Ram, the head of Amazon’s Alexa AI research and development team, has jumped ship to lead AI development at… Read More

Tech Moves: OfficeSpace taps former Microsoft GM as CEO; new CTO at drone maker Insitu; and more

OfficeSpace, a leading commercial real estate listing service based in Seattle, is under new leadership. The company appointed longtime tech… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft expands Teams into government clouds; Unified Logic taps Dell EMC exec as CRO; T-Mobile COO joins board

Microsoft Teams is expanding into a new market: Government employees. The company hired Avanade technical evangelist David Rosenthal for the initiative, Rosenthal… Read More

Tech Moves: Insitu CEO departs; Thunder hires Microsoft vet to expand Seattle office; BitTitan taps Dell EMC exec to lead marketing

San Francisco-based Thunder is making a big investment in Seattle. The company announced Wednesday that it has hired longtime Seattle… Read More

Tech Moves: Algorithmia adds AI vet to board; Heart experts to advise Cardiac Insight

Algorithmia, a Seattle based marketplace for AI and machine learning algorithms, named prominent artificial intelligence executive Andy Jacques to its board… Read More

Former Starbucks chief digital officer Adam Brotman lands at J. Crew

Updated with statements from J. Crew and Brotman. Adam Brotman, who led Starbucks digital business, including its Mobile Order and… Read More

Tech Moves: Longtime Seattle tech vet Peter Wilson to lead Blockchain engineering team; Madrona adds Ignition Partners vet

Peter Wilson, a fixture on the Seattle tech scene for more than 20 years, is on his way to London… Read More

Tech Moves: NBC Entertainment exec takes over Amazon Studios; Seattle Art Museum hires first CTO; and more

Amazon Studios has named NBC Entertainment executive Jennifer Salke as its new leader, several months after Roy Price was forced… Read More

Tech Moves: RealNetworks exec named CEO of Napster parent; Tableau adds Starbucks CTO to board; and more

Bill Patrizio, formerly the president of consumer media for RealNetworks, was appointed CEO of Rhapsody International, the parent company of… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle startup vet Gaurav Oberoi joins Paul Allen’s AI initiative; Axon scoops up Nokia vision team; PitchBook hires Marchex exec

Gaurav Oberoi, an entrepreneur and startup executive known for co-founding Precision Polling, BillMonk and SurveyMonkey Audience, has joined the Allen… Read More