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Tech Moves: Allen Institute hires COO; DexCare adds CTO; and more

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He served as the chief transition officer at Providence for its $20 billion merger with St. Joseph Health in 2017. The Allen Institute, a Seattle-based nonprofit research institution founded by the late Paul Allen, appointed a new CEO and president, Rui Costa , last December. He will start the new job in mid-November.

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Nonprofits accept cryptocurrency as Bitcoin and Ether values spike – is it a fad or the next frontier?

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As the values of Bitcoin and Ether are hovering near record highs, America’s nonprofits are in the peak months of their annual fundraising. 501 Commons, the nonprofit that organizes GivingTuesday and GiveBIG events in Washington, said few nonprofits in the state are directly accepting crypto at this point.

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Tech Moves: Former Amazon VP Brad Porter joins Scale AI as CTO; UW names new Communication Leadership director; and more

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Brad Porter, who was until recently the Amazon Robotics leader, will become Scale AI’s first CTO. “He will manage our entire technology stack, with combined ownership of product direction and engineering, to turbocharge our ambitious technology roadmap.” Scale AI Photo). Scale AI Photo).

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Tech Moves: Pathable founder joins vanlife app; Opanga Networks taps Seattle telecom vet as CEO

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” Founded in 2017, Sēkr raised a $2.25 Brodman previously spent more than a decade at T-Mobile, holding positions as CMO and CTO. Dr. Sunita Mishra , chief medical officer of Amazon Health Services , joined the board of URAC , a healthcare accreditation nonprofit. million round last year. Cole Brodman.

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Tech Moves: RealSelf appoints interim CEO; Hootsuite hires new CFO; Tune CEO lands at Roku

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Tune CEO Peter Hamilton at the company’s 2017 Postback conference. Nderitu has served as a DEI consultant for nonprofits Doctors Without Borders and One Acre Fund. A global health organization, PATH has more than 1,600 employees and offices across 20 countries. He was most recently head of technology at the company.

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As mental health needs surge, this Seattle startup offers AI-powered analysis of therapy sessions

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In 2017, the team officially launched Lyssn. The nonprofit is publicly funded and many of its patients are experiencing homelessness and other difficulties. Evergreen Treatment Services , a Puget Sound-area opioid treatment program, is one of Lyssn’s customers.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO Business Intelligence

Yet in the cybersecurity field, women only account for about one quarter (24%) of the overall workforce, albeit, up from 11% in 2017, according to the ISC2 Women in Cybersecurity report. Grace Brosnon, chief technology officer, City of Tacoma. Despite the uptick in numbers, there remains cause for concern. City of Tacoma.