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Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotech hires commercial officer; Instacart names new president; and more

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Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies announced Nitin Sood as its first-ever chief commercial officer. Everson most recently was VP of Facebook’s global marketing solutions which works with the social networks top agencies and advertisers. Nitin Sood. Adaptive Biotech Photo).

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Tech Moves: Amazon’s director of Alexa Trust; BECU adds CIO; Lockstep, Fabric exit stealth mode

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Toth was previously VP of people and policy at Slack and head of privacy and policy for Google social products including Google+. Chima was most recently global CIO for Adidas in Germany and previously led technology teams at Fox Network Group, Burberry and Walmart. Nautilus Biotechnology Photo). Nick Nelson.

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GeekWire Summit Preview: A glimpse of the future of tech, health, education, jobs and more

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Our event platform will offer attendees a chance to connect, network, and engage in the conversation. Thursday, October 22: Education and Sana Biotechnology. Regence Health Tech Stage: Fireside chat with Steve Harr, CEO of Sana Biotechnology. COVID-19 and the social justice movement of 2020 changed the workplace forever.

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The push for corporate board diversity is growing. How do Pacific NW tech companies stack up?

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The participants receive instruction in corporate governance issues and have opportunities for networking and mentoring. “We need to be intentional about stepping outside our usual networks to find the right people and make sure there is a seat for them at the table and their voice is heard.” ” asked Lepore.

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Fred Hutch’s president says a new strain of virus research center is needed to fight future outbreaks

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But Lynch said “we need to be doing this together in a coordinated way,” and creating a nationwide network of virus research centers would help. “We’re right in the middle of looking at what the challenges will be for an academic cancer center next year,” Lynch said.

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Amid widespread tech industry layoffs, some companies are still hiring in a ‘flipped’ labor market

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For example, Seattle-based on-demand freight network Convoy , which raised $400 million in November , has a long list of open positions. Other Seattle-area startups that are ramping up hiring to meet demand include voice tech developer WellSaid Labs ; social support platform Give InKind ; cloud services provider BitTitan ; and more.

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VC family: Madison McIlwain follows her father’s footsteps, and carves out her own tech interests

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The firm has several investments in Seattle and is a co-investor with Madrona on two companies — Nautilus Biotechnology and WhyLabs. I think I have him beat on consumer frontline/social and what’s happening in that world. McIlwain is now an associate at San Francisco-based Defy , an early stage VC founded five years ago.

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