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Tech Moves: Microsoft’s Brad Anderson jumps to Qualtrics in wave of pre-IPO hires; Elena Donio joins Databricks board; Hiya, Esper add startup vets

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A 17-year veteran of the Redmond company, Anderson was most recently a key Microsoft 365 leader, overseeing areas including engineering and deployment of Windows for large businesses, and PC and mobile device security. ” Other executive hires announced by Qualtrics include: • Stephanie Barton as managing director of the EMEA region.

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Seattle area boasts 10 fast-growing unicorns: Can you name the billion dollar startups?

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The majority operate in enterprise software or cloud computing. And while the Seattle area still represents a fraction of the estimated 502 unicorns operating around the globe, Seattle venture capitalist Sheila Gulati isn’t surprised by the recent spurt. Sana Biotechnology. That’s a remarkable change of fortune.

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2021 Predictions: Why these tech, science and startup leaders are upbeat about the year ahead

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Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering; Oren Etzioni, CEO of the Allen Institute for AI; Leslie Alexandre, President and CEO of Life Science Washington; Leen Kawas, CEO of Athira Pharma; Peter Lee, CVP of Research and Incubations at Microsoft; Caroline Lewis, partner at Rogue Venture Partners; and Saad Bashir, CTO for City of Seattle.

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