article thumbnail

Fractional CTO Services Explained

Valerian Tech

The role of a Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is to provide technical expertise and leadership to a company on a part-time or temporary basis. This can be a useful option for startups or small businesses that may not have the resources to hire a full-time CTO or may not need one on a permanent basis.

article thumbnail

Tech Moves: Allen Institute hires COO; DexCare adds CTO; and more

GeekWire

The Allen Institute, a Seattle-based nonprofit research institution founded by the late Paul Allen, appointed a new CEO and president, Rui Costa , last December. Pittinger was previously chief technology officer at analytics company Lucid, which was acquired by digital market research company Cint last year for about $1.1

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Facebook CTO says hiring matters for mitigating AI bias, but the company lacks AI research diversity stats

Venture Beast

Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer emphasized the importance of diversity and hiring to address algorithmic bias, despite little evident diversity at Facebook. Read More.

article thumbnail

Do You Need a CTO: Decision Factors

Information Week

Technology companies hire chief technology officers to lead research into new products and projects. But should IT departments in non-technology companies consider hiring CTOs as well?

CTO 158
article thumbnail

Tech Moves: Ex-Glassdoor CTO will lead Auth0 engineering; Flyhomes hires CRO; and more

GeekWire

based identify authentication software company Auth0 named former Glassdoor CTO Bhawna Singh as SVP of engineering. A noted AI researcher, Weld is also a venture partner at Madrona Venture Group. He will join AI2 full-time and become an emeritus professor at UW. Bhawna Singh. Auth0 Photo). Bellevue, Wash.-based

CTO Hire 111
article thumbnail

Tech Moves: Docker and Qualtrics leaders join Seattle startup Mason; Beyond adds Zulily director

GeekWire

From left: Mason CEO Webb Stevens; Mason President Nancy Xiao; Mason founder Jim Gao; and Mason CTO John Timsen. Mason Photo) Mason , a Seattle startup that offers a turney hardware-software platform for companies managing device fleets, hired Webb Stevens as its new CEO and John Thimsen as its new CTO.

CTO Hire 101
article thumbnail

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft president joins Google Cloud as VP; iSpot hires research chief; and more

GeekWire

Phillips was a board member at Seattle-based F5 but the company announced this week that he was stepping down. chief research officer Leslie Wood. Photo) — TV advertising measurement company iSpot.tv appointed Leslie Wood as chief research officer. The company raised $325 million last year from Goldman Sachs.