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

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He began as a product manager and from 2005 to 2008 served as a technical advisor to Satya Nadella, who was then a senior vice president and is now Microsoft CEO and chairman. — Seattle biomedical research nonprofit Sage Bionetworks appointed Luca Foschini as president.

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

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-based social media management platform Hootsuite announced Tiziana Figliolia as its new CFO. Figliolia was previously based in Shanghai where she held senior roles at software companies PTC and Autodesk. Nderitu has served as a DEI consultant for nonprofits Doctors Without Borders and One Acre Fund. Fabric Photo). —

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Charge up: How the Pacific Northwest is boosting electric infrastructure as EV sales rise

GeekWire

“This is a transformational time,” said Tonia Buell, alternative fuels program manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Even Matthew Metz, the Seattle founder of the EV-boosting nonprofit Coltura , can’t say for sure if the infrastructure build out is on track to meet demand.

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Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success

GeekWire

Arnold spent time at the Gates-owned Corbis, at PATH, which has a close partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and now Microsoft, where Arnold is CTO of the company’s nonprofit-focused Tech for Social Impact. For many nonprofits, it’s not a lack of willingness to modernize, it’s simply not knowing where to start.”

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

Meanwhile, the 2022 State of Tech Diversity: The Black Tech Ecosystem report from the NAACP and Kapor Center, a nonprofit addressing racial inequities in STEM education and the tech industry, found that the proportion of Black students receiving bachelor’s degrees in computer science decreased between 2016 and 2020, going from 9% to 8%.

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Tech Moves: Zillow co-founder joins Palantir board; Hootsuite names new CEO; and more

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-based social media management platform Hootsuite named Tom Keiser as its new CEO. Keiser was most recently COO of CRM software company Zendesk. Miner was most recently SVP of brand marketing and communications at Tableau Software. contract management startup Icertis. Arvin Patel. Intellectual Ventures Photo). Eric Emans.

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Salesforce certification guide: Roles, paths, exams, cost, training, requirements

CIO Business Intelligence

Candidates with this credential can successfully design and implement Nonprofit Cloud solutions that contribute to long-term customer success.