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SEATTLE, WA — The Pacific Northwest tech community converged Thursday evening at the Showbox SoDo, celebrating its vibrant ecosystem at the 2026 GeekWire Awards. The annual event, now in its 15th year and presented by
Microsoft veteran Eric Boyd has joined AI leader Anthropic to head its infrastructure team, marking a major personnel shift in the competitive AI sector. Concurrently, Tagboard, a Redmond-based live broadcast production company, announced Marty Roberts as its new CEO, succeeding Nathan Peterson. Expedia Group also promoted Ryan Desjardins to Vice President of Technology, bolstering its efforts in AI integration.
Smartsheet has announced four C-suite changes, including two new hires and two promotions, as CEO Rajeev Singh continues to build his leadership team after recent layoffs. Separately, fashion rental startup Armoire has appointed Morgan Cundiff as head of product and machine learning. Additionally, long-time Microsoft director Javier Páramo has launched AIQLinea, a new Redmond-based startup focused on guiding companies through AI adoption strategies.
Voting is officially open for the 18th annual GeekWire Awards, celebrating the Pacific Northwest's top tech innovators and entrepreneurs. With 50 finalists across 10 categories, the community is invited to cast their ballots by April 10 ahead of the May 7 live event in Seattle.
