GeekWire
MARCH 8, 2021
iUrban Teen founder Deena Pierott, left, received some funding for her nonprofit from Seattle Seahawks player Bobby Wagner, right. The two are pictured with sister and brother Amiya and Clay Brasley, who both attended iUrban Teen programs. “They’re paying them that money to create inclusive programming,” Pierott said.
GeekWire
JANUARY 11, 2023
He began as a product manager and from 2005 to 2008 served as a technical advisor to Satya Nadella, who was then a senior vice president and is now Microsoft CEO and chairman. Shaw previously spent 23 years at Microsoft, most recently as head of engineering, developer services, in the Azure and AI division.
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CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 14, 2022
LinkedIn is one such company giving IT pros an opportunity to make a difference as part of a longstanding partnership with job training nonprofit Year Up, which began in 2011 when LinkedIn’s first CEO, Jeff Weiner, saw the value in working with the Year Up to open the talent pipeline and to give back.
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Kizilbash is a recent hire at the Seattle-based company, joining in June as vice president of corporate development. Nderitu has served as a DEI consultant for nonprofits Doctors Without Borders and One Acre Fund. Software development consultancy GenUI promoted Shane Delamore to chief technology officer. Bothell, Wash.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 13, 2020
This month, nearly 60 business and nonprofit leaders from the Northwest — such as Microsoft, Boeing, Expedia, Nintendo, Zillow, Vulcan, PATH and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — signed on to a new coalition called Washington Employers for Racial Equity. and National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).
GeekWire
DECEMBER 16, 2022
A delegation of Ukrainian health officials and policymakers is visiting Seattle to learn about the city’s life sciences cluster and develop relationships with its researchers and innovators. Ukraine is known for its lively tech sector , but its infrastructure for life sciences research is not as fully developed.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 18, 2021
megawatts (MW) of solar power this year alone, a more than 10-fold increase over a decade ago, according to an industry nonprofit. We’re in a transitional time,” said Eliza Ives, renewable energy program manager with Seattle City Light. Volunteer homeowners allow the nonprofit to install a home on their property.
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