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Tech Moves: Lighter Capital names new CEO; Amazon exec joins Uber as CTO; and more

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.” — Uber appointed Sukumar Rathnam as its new chief technology officer. He was an executive at PeopleSoft, which was acquired by Oracle in 2005. Long-time Uber CTO Thuan Pham stepped down earlier this year shortly before the company cut 25% of its global workforce. The Redmond, Wash.,

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Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams exec lands at Google; LeoStella names CEO; and more

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She started at Microsoft as a global marketing analyst in 2005, and also worked on Bing and Xbox. “The idea of joining a powerhouse of female technology leaders was a big part of my reason for joining the team,” Behr told GeekWire. — LeoStella , a Tukwila, Wash. as well as its global portfolio.

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Tech Moves: T-Mobile adds former U.S. intelligence director to board; Amazon execs depart; and more

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A longtime veteran of Amazon’s cloud computing arm, Valdez joined the company as a senior manager of business development in 2005. Another longtime Amazon exec, Dorothy Li , took a job at Seattle startup Convoy as its new CTO. Cartwright was most recently VP of technology at AMMEX Corporation, a PPE manufacturer.

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Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams CVP joins UiPath; Sage Bionetworks names president; and more

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. — Graham Sheldon , former corporate vice president of product for Microsoft Teams, is now chief product officer of UiPath, an artificial intelligence and automation company. UiPath is based in New York City and has an office in Bellevue, Wash. Sheldon spent more than 20 years at Microsoft in various roles.

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Redfin partners with security giant ADT for program that lets buyers tour homes without an agent

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The program enables buyers to see homes quickly, without coordinating with an agent, and increases views of listed homes, said Bridget Frey, Redfin’s chief technology officer, in a statement. They can purchase a 36-month monitoring contract from ADT starting at $28.99 housing market gained nearly $2.5

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25 Feb Cloudera Federal Forum in Tysons Corner: Amazing agenda filled with lessons learned and best practices

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Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Proven Strategies for Promoting Innovation and Technology Adoption. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Data Security—What’s New and What’s Next?

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Tech Moves: Startup Haven grows team to lead new fund; PSL promotions; F5 Networks adds execs

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NEU co-founder and CTO Claudius Mbemba is an investment director. Crimmins, a Seattle tech veteran, founded Startup Haven in 2005. Seattle e-commerce startup Fabric added Umer Sadiq as CTO and Nevin Shetty as CFO. Sadiq is a former Amazon employee who previously co-founded smart shopping cart startup Veeve and was its CTO.

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