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Cengage Group CTO Jim Chilton on the P&L difference

CIO Business Intelligence

As a business and technology executive, Chilton leverages his unique experiences to drive innovation and optimize technology throughout the company. After the show, we spent some more time talking about Chilton’s experience as a P&L leader and how that has contributed to his success as a CTO.

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Tech Moves: Life Science Washington names new CEO; AWS exec departs; Vizio CTO retires

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He was most recently the trade association’s VP of public policy and external affairs. Cummings joined Life Science Washington in 2015 and was previously director of policy and external affairs for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). He joined PNNL in 2019 after serving as a tech policy advisor to Washington Gov.

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How the ‘diversity hire’ accusation and other barriers remain for Black women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

The UK study also revealed that women of all backgrounds and ethnicities make up around 22% (approximately 424,000), compared to 48% of the entire UK workforce, with Black women in particular facing a wide range of obstacles, including discrimination and being accused by colleagues or superiors of being merely ‘diversity hires.’

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Tech Moves: Former Rover CTO joins moving startup Dolly; Egencia’s CFO to depart; and more

GeekWire

Former Rover CTO Scott Porad joined peer-to-peer moving service Dolly as chief technology officer. I really enjoy this period in a startup company, when they are poised on the brink of tremendous growth,” said Porad. Prior to joining Rover in 2013, Porad was CTO for Cheezburger and held multiple director roles at Bellevue, Wash.-based

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Tech Moves: Lighter Capital names new CEO; Amazon exec joins Uber as CTO; and more

GeekWire

The company helps entrepreneurs raise funding without going the traditional route of venture capital. “I’m passionate about the company’s mission,” Widner told GeekWire via email. “Lighter is the pioneer and the leader in RBF for software-as-a-service companies.” Founded in 2014, Vettd.ai

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Tech Moves: Adaptive board member resigns; Tagboard exec steps down; and more

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(Adaptive Biotech Photo) — Seattle biotech company Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. The company said his departure was voluntary and not a result of any disagreement with its operations, policies or practices. Seattle biotech company TwinStrand Biosciences named Ron Andrews as permanent CEO. The Madison, Wis.-based

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CIOs grapple with the ethics of implementing AI

CIO Business Intelligence

The real ethical concern lies in how companies safeguard against misinformation. Companies need both a practical plan and a transparent communications strategy in their response.” Companies must fortify against attacks that could mislead AI models and result in ill-informed decisions. We intend to implement it in Q1 2024.”

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