Tech Moves: Smartsheet CTO departs; Overland AI taps legal lead; Zillow, Comcast promote execs

— Cynthia Tee has actually left Smartsheet, where she was primary innovation policeman at the job monitoring software application titan. Tee was CTO because February 2025; prior to that she was elderly vice head of state of design for almost 4 years.

The Bellevue-based firm has actually not openly introduced Tee’s separation or called a substitute. An agent stated by means of e-mail: “We give thanks to [Tee] for the numerous payments and desire her well in her following chance.”

Tee informed GeekWire she has actually not taken a brand-new duty in other places.

Early in her profession, Tee was with Microsoft for 20 years, taking part 1994 and benefiting years on Windows modern technologies. Before Smartsheet, she was vice head of state of business innovation at Nordstrom.

Tee was likewise executive supervisor of Seattle’s Ada Developers Academy, a tuition-free technology bootcamp offering training for ladies and various other underrepresented individuals in technology.

Smartsheet laid off a concealed variety of employees previously this month. Technology professional Rajeev “Raj” Singh took control of as chief executive officer in October complying with the August announcement that long time Smartsheet chief executive officer Mark Mader was retiring.

— Overland AI, a Seattle start-up structure self-governing ground cars made use of by the united state armed force, employed Mark Dewyea as head of lawful. Dewyea, that is based in Virginia, signs up with the firm from Guard AI where he was principal of personnel and internal advice.

” Mark brings considerable experience throughout federal government, army, and protection innovation industries, consisting of solution as an active service court supporter in the united state Marine Corps and as a lawful expert at the Federal Bureau of Examination,” Overland AI stated onLinkedIn

Overland AI drew out of the College of Washington in 2022 and earlier this month announced $ 100 million in brand-new financing.

— Jessica Roberto is signing up with the Washington State Division of Business as Expertise Economic Situation Lead in the Workplace of Economic Advancement and Competition.

Roberto was formerly at the UW’s Buerk Facility for Entrepreneurship where she acted as associate supervisor and supervisor of college student programs and the Hollomon Wellness Advancement Difficulty. She was with the Buerk Facility for 6 years and holds a PhD from the UW in pathobiology.

— Heather Redman, founder and handling companion of the endeavor company Traveling Fish, is currently on the Seattle branch board of supervisors for the Reserve Bank of San Francisco

— Seattle technology business owner Anna Fuller is currently working with business AI at Google She was formerly head of item at The golden state’s Huge Sur AI, which Google obtained at the end of in 2015. Richer is likewise a local professional at Seattle’s AI2 Incubator, which introduced the AI Residence in 2015 on the city’s waterside.

— Alaska Airlines advertised Ben Brookman to vice head of state of property and airport terminal events. Brookman has actually been with the airline company for greater than a years over 2 different durations. Previous companies consist of Convoy and Amazon.

— Comcast called Keith Turner as elderly VP of its Pacific Northwest area, which offers Xfinity and Comcast Service clients in Washington and Oregon. Turner has actually been with the telecommunications and amusement titan for almost 20 years.

— Zillow advertised Rebecca Amos-Stuart to marketing supervisor. Amos-Stuart, based in the Seattle location, has actually been with the property technology firm for greater than 6 years. She formerly ran her very own consulting organization and was with Verizon for 12 years.

— Cam Caldwell, primary running policeman for Binti, is currently running the software application growth firm’s freshly opened up Seattle workplace. San Francisco-based Binti is developing innovation that offers the youngster well-being system. The brand-new placeis hiring

— Seattle-based songs licensing start-up Incantio selected Virl Hill to its board of supervisors. Hillside is a media and innovation exec whose previous companies consist of Microsoft, RealNetworks and Disney. He formerly offered on Incantio’s board of advisers.

— The company Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice called Brian Maxey as elderly advice in its Seattle workplace. Maxey, formerly COO for the Seattle Authorities Division, will certainly concentrate on threat monitoring preparation, situation reaction and tactical lawsuits for customers in the general public field.

— Vija Veinbergs-Rogers is currently an elderly software application designer at the Seattle-based AI roleplay start-up Yoodli She signs up with from the neurology technology firm Rune Labs.

— The National Academy of Design, a company providing among the greatest expert differences for designers, has actually chosen 130 brand-new participants consisting of for 4 linked to the Pacific Northwest:

• David Baker, a UW Nobel Laureate and supervisor of UW Medication’s Institute for Healthy protein Layout, which utilizes AI to produce afresh healthy proteins.
• Douglas Burger, a Microsoft Research study technological other and company VP speeding up cloud-scale computer and networking frameworks with field-programmable systems.
• James Hamilton, an Amazon SVP and notable designer concentrated on cloud computer and information facility effectiveness.
• Elizabeth Lund, a retired SVP of high quality for Boeing that worked with growth and manufacturing of the twin-aisle industrial planes.

— The Oregon Business Owners Network selected 5 brand-new participants to its 18-person board of supervisors:

• Ernie Bootsma, investor and lawyer with Buchalter LLC
• Suhail Khan, SVP at the insurance policy company Marsh
• Allie Persitz (Magyar), proprietor of Dynamic Occasions and running companion at Elevate Resources
• Melanie Strong, starting companion of the investment company Next Ventures
• Shanbo Zhang, angel capitalist and endeavor companion at Oregon Endeavor Fund