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

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She was most recently VP of finance at InterDigital, a mobile and video technology company. Figliolia was previously based in Shanghai where she held senior roles at software companies PTC and Autodesk. E-commerce startup Fabric hired Val Rupp as the Seattle company’s first chief people officer. Fabric Photo). —

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

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Keiser was most recently COO of CRM software company Zendesk. He led technology and product operations at retailers Gap Inc and L Brands, and spent more than a decade as a consultant at EY. Intellectual Ventures named former TiVo executive Arvin Patel as chief operating officer of the Bellevue, Wash. . Arvin Patel.

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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 software is able to determine if the therapist is empathetic, detecting changes in vocal pitch and identifying phrases where the therapist shares their understanding of what a patient has said. The UW innovation hub CoMotion helped with the launch.

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Tech Moves: AWS exec named Splunk president; Amazon vet joins Overstock as CMO; and more

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. — Uber board member and former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns joined the advisory board of contract management startup Icertis. Burns served as CEO of Xerox for seven years and as chairwoman for another seven, stepping down in 2017. billion and sells its contract management software in 90 countries. Icertis is valued at $2.8

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Tech Moves: Leafly announces new board ahead of SPAC merger; Amazon vets depart; and more

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Blaise Judja-Sato , founder of Seattle-based global health nonprofit VillageReach. based Dutch Bros Coffee as the retailer’s first chief technology officer. At Blue Nile, a Seattle-based online jewelry retailer, Gower was VP of technology. Peterson joined Tagboard in 2017 as VP of marketing.

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

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pic.twitter.com/2AZKIhVy3H — Jared Axelrod (@JaredAxelrod) October 20, 2017. Kelly-Rae left Amazon in September after just 10 months; she is now focused exclusively on a consulting business she founded 20 years ago, Chanin Kelly-Rae Consulting. Chanin Kelly-Rae now runs her own consulting business based in Seattle.

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

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pic.twitter.com/2AZKIhVy3H — Jared Axelrod (@JaredAxelrod) October 20, 2017. Kelly-Rae left Amazon in September after just 10 months; she is now focused exclusively on a consulting business she founded 20 years ago, Chanin Kelly-Rae Consulting. Chanin Kelly-Rae now runs her own consulting business based in Seattle.