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

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Piskel joined the Seattle-based biotech company in 2015 and was most recently principal accounting officer. Adaptive previously hired Goldman Sachs to explore “strategic alternatives” for the businesses. Techstars announced one month later that it was shutting down the Seattle program. Sarah Studer.

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Tech Moves: Zulily hires Nike exec as new CTO; Google vet Phil Bogle joins Kalshi; Auth0 adds CISO

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After executive stints at Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Nike, Courtney Kissler is now the CTO and senior vice president of technology at Seattle online retailer Zulily. Kissler will now oversee operations for another retail giant in Zulily, which was acquired by QVC parent Qurate in 2015. Courtney Kissler. Zulily Photo). Nish Lathia.

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Amazon vet Dorothy Li joins trucking startup Convoy as CTO, says company is at ‘inflection point’

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Last August the company hired former Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom as president and COO. Other leaders came from companies such as Hulu, Airbnb, and Amazon, where Convoy co-founders Dan Lewis and Grant Goodale worked before launching Convoy in 2015. ” Convoy employs around 1,000 people and plans to hire throughout the year.

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Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet joins insurance tech startup; Cyemptive Technologies adds exec

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Former Microsoft and Amazon Alexa engineering leader Sonny Patel was named CTO and CPO of insurance tech startup Socotra. Socotra Photo) — Sonny Patel was hired by San Francisco-based insurance tech startup Socotra as CTO and CPO. Founded in 2015, Socotra sells cloud-based tools for insurance tech companies.

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Tech Moves: Flexe hires Amazon biometrics leader; Fresh Chalk founder departs; and more

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Flexible warehousing company Flexe hired Amazon vet Lara Rogers as SVP and general manager. Enterprise software startup Magnify announced Sajo Jacob as its CTO and a co-founder. Muppirala was most recently CTO and president of digital innovation at retailer Restoration Hardware, now know as RH. Lara Rogers. Flexe Photo).

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Fed Tech Roundup September 29

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Shutdown guide, CTO study, US/UK cyber ties and more - FCW.com. Michael Wheeless to Receive FCW 2015 Rising Star Award: Randy Fuerst Comments - GovConWire. Pentagon Hires Investigators to Find Hacked Feds - Nextgov. New report says government privacy programs underfunded, understaffed, but that's changing.

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Fed Tech News Roundup

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Don’t Hire A Chief Data Officer Unless You’re Serious About Becoming A Data-Driven Company TechCrunch (Today) - There’s a lot of discussion in the business world right now about chief data officers (CDOs). It’s centered primarily around two questions: When should a business hire a CDO? (sv1ambo / Flickr). This is a 1965.

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