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Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams CVP joins UiPath; Sage Bionetworks names president; and more

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Sheldon’s other roles at the tech giant included principal lead program manager for Bing and principal engineering manager for Dynamics Applied Research, where he led a team of data scientists and engineers to build predictive systems for business applications.

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

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Nderitu has served as a DEI consultant for nonprofits Doctors Without Borders and One Acre Fund. A global health organization, PATH has more than 1,600 employees and offices across 20 countries. based BioLife Solutions announced Illumina Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer Joydeep Goswami will join its board in October.

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Microsoft’s Erik Arnold merges passion for tech and philanthropy to help nonprofits gain digital success

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Arnold spent time at the Gates-owned Corbis, at PATH, which has a close partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and now Microsoft, where Arnold is CTO of the company’s nonprofit-focused Tech for Social Impact. For many nonprofits, it’s not a lack of willingness to modernize, it’s simply not knowing where to start.”

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

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. — Intellectual Ventures named former TiVo executive Arvin Patel as chief operating officer of the Bellevue, Wash.-based based patent holding and technology company’s Invention Investment Fund. Founded by former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold, Intellectual Ventures is one of the world’s largest patent holders.

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

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“Behaviors to exclude me would happen in corporate [workplaces] and even in nonprofits where I volunteered, and I wasn’t prepared for them coming.” Soon after founding Netwatch Solutions as CTO, Beasley realized he would face even more barriers when acquiring funding. So, I started my own tech company,” Beasley says.

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2021 GeekWire Awards revealed: Big winners, surprise guests, and the best in Pacific NW tech

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Auth0 was co-founded in 2013 by Eugenio Pace , who formerly ran the patterns and practices group at Microsoft, and Matias Woloski , a software engineer who remains the company’s CTO. The startup raised a $120 million round in July at a $1.9 billion valuation, making it a rare Seattle unicorn. The honorees are: Lauren Bricker, Paul G.

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Fundraising startup Snap Raise raises $90M as it expands digital platform to aid high school teams

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“There’s a lot of different areas we can get into, but I think holistically what we really want to do is build program management software,” Morgan said. “A lot of what coaches and group leaders are tasked to do is build high school programs.