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

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Other key personnel changes across the Pacific Northwest tech industry: Rick Pittenger is now chief technology officer of Seattle health tech startup DexCare. Pittinger was previously chief technology officer at analytics company Lucid, which was acquired by digital market research company Cint last year for about $1.1

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Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies COO departing; Sana adds leaders; and more

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Adaptive Photo) — Mark Adams is stepping down as chief operating officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies , the company said today in a regulatory filing. He was first hired by Adaptive as chief technology officer. Sana Biotechnology named two new research leaders. Mark Adams.

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Tech Moves: F5 adds CTO and HR chief; Adaptive names CFO; Techstars Seattle leaders depart

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F5 Chief People Officer Lyra Schramm (left) and Chief Technology Officer Kunal Anand. (F5 F5 Photos) — Seattle-based application security and delivery giant F5 announced two new executive appointments this week: Lyra Schramm , the company’s new chief people officer, and Kunal Anand , chief technology officer.

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Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation

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MagniX’s chief technology officer, Riona Armesmith, works on electric propulsion systems like the one in the background at the company’s headquarters in Everett, Wash. ” As MagniX’s chief technology officer, Armesmith loves to dive into the nuts and bolts of electric aviation.

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Tech Moves: Accolade’s new board member; Adaptive Biotechnologies names a COO; and more

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Adaptive Biotechnologies). Adaptive Biotechnologies has promoted one exec, while another is departing next month. Adams joined the Seattle biotech giant last year as CTO. He also served as chief information officer at biotech companies Celmatix and Good Start Genetics. Mark Adams. Mark Adams is now COO.

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Tech Moves: Amazon’s director of Alexa Trust; BECU adds CIO; Lockstep, Fabric exit stealth mode

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The founding team includes: • CEO Peter Horadan, previously EVP of engineering and CTO at tax automation startup Avalara. Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Shanahan , previously chief operating and innovation officer at Globys, a software company offering digital billing products. Nautilus Biotechnology Photo).

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Tech Moves: Qumulo co-founder returns; Allen Institute adds execs; and more

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Yang is a biotech vet who worked at Adaptive Biotechnologies, AstraZeneca, and Genentech before joining the Allen Institute, a Seattle-based nonprofit founded almost 20 years ago by Paul Allen, the late Microsoft co-founder. He’ll lead Qumulo’s engineering teams alongside CTO Kiran Bhageshpur, who joined earlier this year.

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