GeekWire

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Expedia Photos) — Expedia Group hired two longtime leaders to run new operating divisions within the Seattle-based travel giant. Bumble Photo) — Antoine Leblond , a former longtime Microsoft exec who was most recently senior vice president of software at Sonos, joined dating app company Bumble as chief technology officer.

CTO Hire 98

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Microsoft 98

GeekWire

JANUARY 11, 2022

Vizio CTO Bill Baxter retired at the end of 2021 after seven years with the consumer electronics company. The longtime Seattle tech executive served as CTO of BuddyTV and Cozi Group, spent more than a decade on the board of the Washington Technology Industry Association, and co-founded Bsquare. — Jay Inslee. Vancouver, B.C.

CTO Hire 98

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Web Services 98

GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Rivas is the co-founder and former CTO of Limeade, an employee experience software company based in the Seattle area that went public in 2019 via the Australian stock market. He also serves as co-founder and CTO of Keme IX , a “Chakra Healing Hotel & Holistic Center” in Tulum, Mexico. . per month and $69.99

Fractional CTO 131

Fractional CTO CTO Hire CTO Hotels 131

GeekWire

JUNE 29, 2023

The longtime Seattle tech vet was part of the leadership teams during the acquisitions of Tableau by Salesforce for $15.7 billion in 2019 and Concur by SAP for $8.3 Kummert will return to Madrona as venture partner after serving as chief product development officer at UiPath. . billion in 2018.

CTO Hire 122

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Healthcare 122

GeekWire

JUNE 14, 2023

It acquired Adaptive Technology Group in 2019. Seattle startup CalmWave hired Seth Falcon as VP of engineering. headquarters in Seattle, appointed Isabelle Guis as its new CEO of North America and global chief marketing officer. based startup Smarsh named Vinay Mehta as its new CTO. Portland, Ore.-based

CTO Hire 114

CTO Hire Fractional VPE Fractional CTO Biotechnology 114

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 22, 2024

Investment mode for some SnapLogic, an integration-platform-as-a-service provider, is among the companies expecting to bump up its IT budget, says Jeremiah Stone, CTO at the company. It’s a good time to invest in generative AI, as leading companies began to find strong use cases , he says.

Budget 336

Budget Strategy Fractional CTO CTO Hire 336

CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 4, 2023

And if you’re presenting, it’s best to study older board packages and consult with colleagues about how the directors discuss, debate, and finalize key decisions. Be prepared to answer common board questions about cyber readiness, technology roadmaps, and plans to hire and retain a diverse team. It’s a career-limiting move.

Meeting 338

Meeting Fractional CTO CTO Hire Security 338

GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Flexible warehousing company Flexe hired Amazon vet Lara Rogers as SVP and general manager. Rogers spent the past decade at Amazon and was most recently director of business, product and technology for Amazon One , the tech giant’s palm-reading ID system. Lara Rogers. Flexe Photo). Sajo Jacob. Magnify Photo). Jeremy Ung.

CTO Hire 126

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Fractional VPE Education 126

GeekWire

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Last year, OutSystems hired three new executives in the Seattle region — all Microsoft veterans — as part of its U.S. After going public in 2016, Apptio went through a private equity buyout in 2019. Beason was previously a VP at HITT Contracting Inc. Lisa Nelson. Microsoft Photo). Kris Beason. Katerra Photo).

Fractional CTO 103

Fractional CTO CTO Hire CTO Construction 103

Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

I joined TechCXO Back in 2019, and it’s been a great experience surrounded by an awesome group of people. I’ve learned so much … most importantly, I think, that I love being a fractional CTO, a role that allows me to make use of everything I’ve learned and experienced over a long technology-focused career.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO Hire CTO Engineering 40

Eric D. Brown

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Moved to Colorado in 2019. After seven years of helping to build Sundial, its time to start something new. In the mean time, while I work on a few entrepreneurial ideas, I’ll be picking up some work as a fractional CIO / CTO and some data science / machine learning consulting. More info on that soon.

Fractional CTO 100

Fractional CTO CTO Hire How To CTO 100

GeekWire

MAY 8, 2024

From left: Lexion founders Emad Elwany, Gaurav Oberoi and James Baird when the company launched in 2019. ” Diligent discernment From left: Lexion CTO and co-founder Emad Elwany; CEO and co-founder Gaurav Oberoi; and Chief Legal Officer Jessica Nguyen. He learned that companies were struggling to track contracts.

CTO Hire 139

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Artificial Intelligence Engineering 139

GeekWire

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

She is a consultant and the former president and CEO of Laird Norton Financial Group. Adams joined the Seattle biotech giant last year as CTO. A Fred Hutch spinout, Adaptive went public in 2019 and has been leveraging its immune medicine platform in the fight against COVID-19. Bevier joined the F5 board in 2006. Mark Adams.

Biotechnology 117

Biotechnology Fractional CTO CTO Hire Financial 117

GeekWire

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Amazon hired Anne Toth as director of Alexa Trust, a team focused on the privacy, security, accessibility, ethics and biases of Amazon’s voice platform. Founded in 2019, the platform provides an accounting-specific inbox for accounts receivable and accounts payable teams. Amazon Photo). Read more about Fabric and its $9.5

Fractional CTO 111

Fractional CTO CTO Biotechnology CTO Hire 111

GeekWire

OCTOBER 21, 2021

billion in November 2019. The company recently subleased 123,000 square feet of office space in downtown Seattle. Other recent leadership appointments include Amazon vet Dorothy Li as CTO and Sunita Solao as VP of people. based Puppet since January 2019. based Bumped hired Babak Farrokh-Siar as chief revenue officer.

CTO Hire 126

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Engineering 126

GeekWire

DECEMBER 16, 2020

And while the Seattle area still represents a fraction of the estimated 502 unicorns operating around the globe, Seattle venture capitalist Sheila Gulati isn’t surprised by the recent spurt. GeekWire story from November 2019 : Convoy raises $400M at $2.7B billion (as of November 2019). billion (as of July 2019).

Fractional CTO 142

Fractional CTO CTO Hire Biotechnology Groups 142

GeekWire

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The device has “continuous intracranial pressure monitoring supporting remote consults and new discoveries” according to the company’s website. The founders: BrainSpace CTO Stephen Morse is a mechanical engineer who has worked for a variety of companies, including global electrical and manufacturing company Flex. The Bothell, Wash.-based

Conference 139

Conference Fractional CTO Company Real Estate 139

GeekWire

JULY 9, 2020

Rascoff, who stepped down as CEO of Zillow in early 2019, resigned from the Seattle-based real estate company’s board in April. He led technology and product operations at retailers Gap Inc and L Brands, and spent more than a decade as a consultant at EY. contract management startup Icertis. Arvin Patel. Eric Emans.

Fractional CTO 127

Fractional CTO CTO Hire Banking Microsoft 127

GeekWire

JULY 2, 2021

billion as of November 2019. It recently hired longtime Amazon tech leader Dorothy Li as CTO. 63) — The contract management software startup originally launched in India but recently added several executives based in the Seattle region and relocated its headquarters to Bellevue, Wash. Moz , previously ranked at No.

Virtualization 145

Virtualization CTO Hire Fractional CTO Resources 145

GeekWire

MARCH 24, 2021

NEU co-founder and CTO Claudius Mbemba is an investment director. He began running Startup Haven full-time in 2019 and recently launched a Startup Haven accelerator. They will both report to Chief Strategy Officer Tom Fountain. Seattle e-commerce startup Fabric added Umer Sadiq as CTO and Nevin Shetty as CFO.

Network 122

Network Fractional CTO Real Estate CTO Hire 122

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 8, 2023

Koinig studied user experience and user interface design at the Vienna University of Technology, earning a doctorate. Following that, she started working as an IT consultant and business advisor, work that she says illustrated the vast potential for IT to make a difference. “I She retired from that position in 2020.

Healthcare 328

Healthcare Fractional CTO Programming Insurance 328

GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Hutcheson has served as Kymeta’s executive chairman since 2019 and will continue in that role along with his new responsibilities. Seattle health tech startup Optimize Health has hired Todd Haedrich as CEO. Co-founder and former CEO Jeff LeBrun will become chief strategy officer and retain his position as executive chairman.

CTO Hire 119

CTO Hire Fractional CTO Real Estate Sports 119

GeekWire

AUGUST 3, 2023

. “Kevin’s extensive experience across technology companies and forward-leaning approach to innovation make him the ideal leader to chart EDB’s future,” Great Hill Partners managing director Drew Loucks said in a statement. The Boston-based private equity firm acquired EDB in 2019.

CTO Hire 98

CTO Hire Microsoft Fractional CTO Biotechnology 98

GeekWire

MAY 29, 2020

He is currently chairman of Locke Global Strategies, a consulting group, and a senior advisor and consultant for law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, specializing in doing business in China and the U.S. Banfield’s co-founder is Bruce Roberts , who is CTO of the new startup. ambassador to China and secretary of commerce.

Fractional VPE 120

Fractional VPE Fractional CTO CTO Hire Resources 120

GeekWire

MAY 20, 2024

Last month Overland announced that it won a two-year contract worth up to $18.6 Army and Defense Innovation Unit to develop its OverDrive technology platform for the U.S. In 2019 Boots returned to the UW, where he is currently the Amazon Professor of Machine Learning at the Paul G. million with the U.S. Byron Boots.

Fractional CTO 126

Fractional CTO CTO Hire Research Apple 126

GeekWire

JANUARY 25, 2022

Davidoff founded Atlas in 2019. Software engineer Bryan Andrade is a co-founder and serves as CTO. The value of its contracts with hospitals and health systems grew by 450% in 2021. He was previously VP of cybersecurity startup RiskIQ, which was acquired by Microsoft last summer.

System 98

System Fractional CTO CTO Hire Healthcare 98

GeekWire

JANUARY 13, 2022

2019 : Convoy raises $400M at $2.7B Helion co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Chris Pihl (left) with founder and CEO David Kirtley at their facility in Redmond, Wash. Industry : Sales contract management software. Industry : Hiring and recruiting . Founded : 2019. GeekWire story from Nov.

Meeting 142

Meeting Real Estate Fractional CTO CTO Hire 142

GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

“I attribute the entrepreneurialism of so many alums to the culture and high hiring bar in the early days of the company,” said Ryan Soskin , the 15th employee at Convoy who is now CEO of trucking software platform GoodShip. Former Convoy employees point to several factors that made the company a hub for future entrepreneurs.

Company 128

Company CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO 128

GeekWire

JULY 27, 2023

Wood previously worked as chief research officer at NCSolutions, a Nielsen-owned agency that helps consumer packaged goods companies target and measure advertising. Prior to NCSolutions, Wood owned and operated LWR, an industry research consulting firm. She held the position for more than a decade. iSpot ranks No.

CTO Hire 98

CTO Hire Research Google Microsoft 98

GeekWire

APRIL 4, 2023

But if they have one thing in common, it’s that they are growing their companies at a time when the broader tech economy is contracting. He served as CTO before stepping into the CEO role in 2014. The startup won GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch competition in 2019 and has raised more than $83 million to date.

Meeting 122

Meeting Fractional CTO CTO Hire Software 122

GeekWire

MAY 20, 2020

Wood is co-founder and currently a partner at consultancy AirNote. He was a longtime member and former chairman of the Washington Technology Industry Association’s board of directors. Qumulo also recently hired Barry Russell as SVP and general manger of cloud and Michael Cornwell as chief technology officer.

Google 107

Google Fractional CTO CTO Hire CTO 107

GeekWire

JULY 19, 2023

The event went on a pandemic hiatus and is returning for the first time since 2019 under new ownership. Founded in 2021, the startup raised $8 million last year to fuel growth through partnerships and events. Lapham is the former CEO and board advisor of Asia Clean Capital, a solar panel developer in China.

Fractional CTO 98

Fractional CTO CTO Hire Mobile Sports 98

CTOvision

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Staggeringly, 65% of the respondents to our survey said they are still signing contracts, orders etc on paper. By 2019, more than 30 percent of the 100 largest vendors' new software investments will have shifted from cloud-first to cloud-only, according to market analyst Gartner. What is holding business back. Paperless clouds.

Survey 150

Survey Cloud Enterprise Enterprise 150

GeekWire

JANUARY 17, 2021

In 2019, the two launched Shuffl , a startup offering a tool that matches and introduces people through platforms such as Slack or Microsoft Teams. Lee, who is the CEO, is based in San Francisco while Watts, the CTO, is in Seattle, where the 2-person company is headquartered. At the time, we deferred bringing in design consultants.

Social 128

Social Fractional CTO CTO Hire Groups 128

Crafty CTO

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Back in 2019, I launched ThinkFractional.blog and took advantage of the opportunity to learn a new platform – Ghost. I decided on the same approach this time around – take the opportunity to learn something new, state of the art, and very different. That was fun, and I found Ghost a nice improvement over Squarespace.

Fractional CTO 40

Fractional CTO CTO Hire CTO Apple 40

GeekWire

JANUARY 6, 2022

. — Nintex Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer Dustin Grosse stepped down from the Bellevue, Wash.-based A company spokesperson confirmed Grosse’s departure and said the company would not be hiring a CMO in the foreseeable future. based Dutch Bros Coffee as the retailer’s first chief technology officer.

Fractional CTO 126

Fractional CTO CTO Hire CTO Pharmaceuticals 126

The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

The law makes it illegal for Boston officials to “obtain, retain, possess, access, or use” facial recognition technology. It’s also now illegal for the city government to enter into contracts that permit the use of facial recognition technology. Caroline Haskins and Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed ). Russell Brandom / The Verge ).

Social 106

Social Network Groups Government 106