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What is a CTO? The exec who sets tech strategy

CIO Business Intelligence

What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Unfortunately, [the role] means many things to different industries and organizations,” Stephenson says.

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Tech Moves: F5 adds CTO and HR chief; Adaptive names CFO; Techstars Seattle leaders depart

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Other key personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry: — Adaptive Biotechnologies named Kyle Piskel as its new chief financial officer. Adaptive previously hired Goldman Sachs to explore “strategic alternatives” for the businesses. Its stock is up 8% this year. Sarah Studer.

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Safeguarding Success: The Vital Role of Cybersecurity in the Insurance Industry

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The Role of Fractional CTO in Enhancing Cybersecurity A Fractional CTO can provide invaluable expertise and guidance in strengthening an insurance company's cybersecurity defenses. Partnering with a Fractional CTO brings the necessary expertise and guidance to enhance an insurance company's cybersecurity defenses.

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Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation

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(GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Editor’s note: This is part of a series profiling six of the Seattle region’s “Uncommon Thinkers” : inventors, scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs transforming industries and driving positive change in the world. “I led that program for three and a half, four years.

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HP Awarded $32.4 Million Cybersecurity Contract by U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the company a cybersecurity contract worth up to $32.4 HP captured the largest portion of the first task order awarded under the DHS CDM program to provide software security product licenses for 33 U.S. federal civilian government agencies. Public Sector, HP Enterprise Services. “As

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Piramal CTO Saurabh Mittal on financial services innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

The 36,000-square-foot innovation hub will be led by the company’s CTO, Saurabh Mittal, and Markandey Upadhyay, head of business intelligence unit for Piramal. There still isn’t a place in the industry where you can get a home loan in minutes. I’m told that’s an industry first. Now DSAs get signed up in an average of 12 minutes.

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Tech Moves: Zulily hires Nike exec as new CTO; Google vet Phil Bogle joins Kalshi; Auth0 adds CISO

GeekWire

After executive stints at Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Nike, Courtney Kissler is now the CTO and senior vice president of technology at Seattle online retailer Zulily. Tech industry vets Darrell Cavens and Mark Vadon launched Zulily in 2009 and found success with a daily deals site selling products for moms and kids. Courtney Kissler.

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