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Tech Moves: Former AMD named Kymeta CEO; GitHub exec joins Twilio; DocuSign security vet joins Proof; Fred Hutch adds VP

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He was previously CEO of Synaptics, a hardware and software giant also based in Silicon Valley. Kymeta, which was founded in 2012 with backing from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates , makes use of an innovative type of technology called metamaterials to build antennas that can be steered by software, without moving parts.

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

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Pathable Photo) — Veteran Seattle-area software entrepreneur Jordan Schwartz joined SÄ“kr , a San Diego startup that aims to help “vanlife” travelers find campsites and community, as its chief product officer. Brodman previously spent more than a decade at T-Mobile, holding positions as CMO and CTO.

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Tech Moves: Delivery giant Gopuff adds Seattle-area execs; Wheels Up names president; and more

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She was most recently a software engineering manager at Facebook and previously an engineer at Microsoft. Lauren Woodman , a former Microsoft general manager, is the new CEO of global nonprofit DataKind. She was most recently CEO of NetHope, a consortium helping NGOs secure funding and apply technology to their missions.

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Tech Moves: Tanium hires CFO; Utrip founder launches VC firm; AWS IoT exec joins Siemens

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ai, Athenahealth, and Blue Yonder, previously known as JDA Software. Microsoft and Amazon veteran Dirk Didascalou has been appointed the first CTO of Siemens Digital Industries, a business unit of the German multinational company. Guzmán was previously VP of local for media technology company WhereBy.Us Ally Photos).

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Tech Moves: Delivery giant Gopuff adds Seattle-area execs; Wheels Up names CEO; and more

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She was most recently a software engineering manager at Facebook and previously an engineer at Microsoft. Lauren Woodman , a former Microsoft general manager, is the new CEO of global nonprofit DataKind. She was most recently CEO of NetHope, a consortium helping NGOs secure funding and apply technology to their missions.

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Bias, disrespect, and demotions: Black employees say Amazon has a race problem

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Former VP at General Motors, Alicia Boler-Davis, far right, attends President Obama’s State of the Union address in 2012. Another employee, Partpic’s chief technology officer, was placed at Level 5 though some of her peers at Amazon with similar education and work backgrounds were working at Level 6.

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Bias, disrespect, and demotions: Black employees say Amazon has a race problem

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Former VP at General Motors, Alicia Boler-Davis, far right, attends President Obama’s State of the Union address in 2012. Another employee, Partpic’s chief technology officer, was placed at Level 5 though some of her peers at Amazon with similar education and work backgrounds were working at Level 6.