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

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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. billion and nearly broke even after taking a $1 billion loss in 2019. He will lead the startup’s product management and engineering, program management, and UX.

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Amazon vet Dorothy Li joins trucking startup Convoy as CTO, says company is at ‘inflection point’

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billion valuation in November 2019. Last August the company hired former Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom as president and COO. Goodale was previously CTO; he will transition to a new role overseeing the company’s carrier marketplace. ” Convoy employs around 1,000 people and plans to hire throughout the year.

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Sana Biotechnology cuts the ribbon at new manufacturing facility near Seattle

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Suzan DelBene, Bothell Mayor Mason Thompson, and Sana CTO Snehal Patel also participated in the ceremony. The Bothell facility will house Sana’s proprietary cancer drug program. The diabetes program involves turning stem cells into insulin-producing islet cells. Washington state Rep. At the ceremony Friday, Washington Rep.

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Tech Moves: Flexe hires Amazon biometrics leader; Fresh Chalk founder departs; and more

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Flexible warehousing company Flexe hired Amazon vet Lara Rogers as SVP and general manager. Enterprise software startup Magnify announced Sajo Jacob as its CTO and a co-founder. Muppirala was most recently CTO and president of digital innovation at retailer Restoration Hardware, now know as RH. Lara Rogers. Flexe Photo).

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Internal email: Expedia Group lays off some tech workers in latest move to reshape its workforce

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The primary focus of the internal email was not the cutbacks among rank-and-file employees but a series of changes in executive leadership, including one departure and one new hire. Jonathan Finch, former Global CTO for Amazon Insurance, is joining Expedia Group and will lead its InsurTech business.

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Seattle startup Atlas Health raises $40M to connect health systems with philanthropic aid for patients

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Atlas Health’s software is built on a proprietary database of more than 20,000 medical financial aid programs. Many organizations provide financial aid to patients, but hospitals and health systems are not equipped to navigate the programs’ complexities at scale. Davidoff founded Atlas in 2019.

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Tech Moves: Convoy names general counsel; startup founders land new gigs after shutdowns

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billion in November 2019. Other recent leadership appointments include Amazon vet Dorothy Li as CTO and Sunita Solao as VP of people. Founded in 2019 by former Google SVP of Ads Sridhar Ramaswamy and former VP of YouTube monetization Vivek Raghunathan , Neeva is an ad-free, private search engine. based Puppet since January 2019.

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