– Andrea Chartock Now the main Washington Office of Economic Development and CompetitivenessA division of the State Department of Commerce.
Chartock spent more than 21 years with the international development agency DAI, working on United States Agency for International Development (USAID) initiatives in countries including Liberia and “Tech Moves” Moldova. His most recent efforts focused on economic growth in Ukraine before USAID was defunded this year.
Director of Commerce Joe Nguyen said that Chartc “has the necessary experience and dedication to enhance our existing business community and grow in innovative ways.”
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Earlier this year the department scaled back a key economic development program amid the state’s budget crisis. The department currently administers “Tech Moves” more than $8 billion across 485 programs, Nguyen said in April.
– Julie BrillMicrosoft’s former chief privacy officer has joined the enterprise software company’s board of directors Ethics.
“Ethyca’s approach puts privacy, security and ethics at the heart of enterprise data infrastructure. I’m excited to help guide the company as it works with organizations worldwide to responsibly scale AI,” Brill said in a statement.
Brill left Microsoft in July after more “Tech Moves” than eight years. His titles include Corporate Vice President of Global Privacy, Safety and Regulatory Affairs. Brill also serves as a resident scholar at Harvard University. He previously shared plans to open a consultancy this fall.
– Microsoft Name of CEO Satya Nadella Rolf takes damageAs a corporate vice president at a tech giant, working with the company’s top leaders as an “Tech Moves” advisor on the AI economy. Business Insider Microsoft obtained a November memo from Nadella to executives announcing Harms’ expanded role.
Harms has been with Microsoft for nearly two decades and wrote a seminal white paper in 2010 addressing the economics of cloud computing.
“We must quickly rethink the new economics of AI across the company — just as we “Tech Moves” once did with the cloud,” Nadella wrote, according to BI. The shift to this platform is a new AI factory and family of copilots and agents that drive deployment and usage across the entire stack.
– Seattle Reign FC And Seattle Sounders FC announcement Sean Curry As Chief Financial Officer. Currie joins the soccer club from Bezos Academy, where “Tech Moves” he served as CFO of the educational nonprofit founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. He previously served in finance roles at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Aptio, where he helped the Bellevue, Wash., company go public.
The Rain and the Sounders made the appointment last month ro vega As Chief Marketing Officer.
– Francois Agenstatt Resigning as chief product officer at software company Amplitude. Ajenstat was previously CPO at Table Software in Seattle, where he spent 13 years, followed by a brief run at Salesforce that ended in 2023. Earlier in his career, Ajenstat was with Microsoft for a decade, holding titles including technical evangelist, product manager and senior director of environmental sustainability.
– University of Washington Institute for Protein Design (IPD) There are multiple changes in leadership.
UW biochemistry professor Dr Neil King Now Deputy Director of IPD Lance StewartThe former Interim Executive “Tech Moves” Director, is retiring from the organization. King was previously an associate professor at IPD, and Nobel laureate David Baker will continue in his role as director.
“When I joined IPD in 2013, it was clear that helping to build IPD would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a contribution and observe “Tech Moves” firsthand the development of an entirely new industry based on computationally designed proteins,” said Stewart. said on LinkedIn.
IPD has made three additional appointments:
- Jenny Cronin Joining IPD from AI2 Incubator, a Seattle-based startup company, is now Director of Translational Research. Cronin is a venture partner with Pack Ventures, a fund that supports startups with UW connections.
- Roseanne Hampton Rich Assistant Director of Administration. His past roles include positions at Lululemon, UW’s Division of Nephrology, Seattle Children’s and others.
- Justin English Director of Strategic Development, previously served as Assistant Professor at the University of Utah. Phd in English Pharmacology.
– Alex Pettit coming back Oregon To serve as Director of Digital Transformation Project of the State. Pettit previously held top technology roles for Oregon, Texas and Oklahoma, and was most recently Colorado’s chief technology officer for nearly six years.
“This next chapter allows me to bring hard-won experience from the field and apply it on familiar ground. I’m honored to once again contribute to Oregon’s technological future – helping to modernize legacy platforms, evolve our enterprise architecture and prepare for the demands ahead,” he said. wrote on LinkedIn.
– Brian Bishop Portland, Ore.-based CEO Avoid technologyA startup building long-term, grid-scale batteries. Taking responsibility for the bishop Brennan Gantnerwho co-founded the Hydrogen Bromine Battery Company seven years ago.
Bishop has more than 30 years of engineering, manufacturing and management experience in a variety of electronics-focused businesses. He was previously with Salt Creek Capital, which acquired and recapitalized small companies.
– Kelly Goeths E-commerce has taken a new lead in logistics startups Pipe 17Moving from Chief Operating Officer to President. The Seattle startup announced a $17.5 million Series A round earlier this year.
Goetsch also helped create leadership First open value To unify how AI-powered sales channels and commerce systems interact, including payments, logistics and fulfillment. The effort was overseen by the nonprofit Commerce Operations Foundation, which released preliminary standards this week.
– tom maraExecutive Director SIFFhas left the non-profit following a decision not to renew his contract, The Seattle Times Mara previously ran the popular Seattle radio station KEXP, then joined SIFF in 2022.
The following year Mara announced the company’s historic purchase of Cinerama, a movie theater previously owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen that had shut down during the pandemic. The acquisition was celebrated by many, but the venue struggled financially.