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Yext has announced that Laurie "LC" Cook has accepted the challenge of being the AI search company’s first-ever VP of Public Sector.

Laurie "LC" Cook. Images courtesy of Yext

Laurie "LC" Cook

Yext Names a Key VP to Lead Public Sector Efforts

Real estate technology startup Livly has added David Shaw to its growing team as Director of Operations.

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Lilvly Recruits David Shaw to Help Enter New Markets

This week, both Talkspace and Headspace recruited new senior leaders, GM named the next head of its venture arm, and C.H. Robinson recruited Whole Foods' CTO.

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The 10 Most Important Tech Moves This Week

There was a lot of doubt around the viability of the 2020 Olympic Games and many questioned whether or not the human rights violations, bidding scandals and widespread cheating, on top of the global pandemic,  made it worth having the Olympics altogether. The Org has taken a look into the International Olympic Committee (IOC), a governing body of the Olympic movement that has made the Tokyo 2020 Olympics happen -- albeit in 2021.


International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a governing body of the Olympic movement. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.

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A Look Into the Org Chart of the International Olympic Committee

Healthcare industry veteran Erin Boyd joins the virtual behavioral healthcare company from Cigna. Her newly-created role will be tasked with expanding Talkspace's enterprise growth organization. 

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Talkspace Names Erin Boyd as First-Ever Chief Growth Officer

Marketing Intelligence software startup Clearbit has brought Derek Schlicker on board as its new Chief Financial Officer. 

Derek Schlicker. Image courtesy of Clearbit

Derek Schlicker

Clearbit Scores a New Finance Chief as It Rapidly Scales

Starting on September 1, Arun Rajan will join C.H. Robinson as its new Chief Product Officer to lead the company’s global product development and innovation across its platforms.

Arun Rajan. Image credit: C.H. Robinson, Whole Foods

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C.H. Robinson Recruits Ex-Zappos CTO To Lead Product

Besides aiming to become profitable startups, bootcamps are also solving major global problems. Worldwide, the demand for tech talent is outpacing an already limited supply. These widely available bootcamps are designed with industry needs in mind and mostly attract individuals looking to make a career change or learn new skills. The Org spoke to bootcamp founders across Latin America to find out their unique approaches in bridging the tech talent gap.


Closing LatAm's digital talent gap. Photo courtesy of Laboratoria. 

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The Top 5 Bootcamps Helping Close LatAm’s Digital Talent Gap

In her new role, Dalal will head the company’s data engineering functions and continue to build out a team of data engineers and analysts at the AI-driven tech startup that aims to eliminate food waste by creating solutions within the fresh food supply chain

New Director of Data Engineering Bosky Dalal. Courtesy of Afresh. 

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Afresh appoints Bosky Dalal as Director of Data Engineering

Peraton has named ex-Booz Allen leader Rebecca McHale as its new Chief Information Officer.

Rebecca McHale. Image courtesy of Peraton

Rebecca McHale

Peraton Names a New CIO to Lead Tech Integration After Acquisitions

Robinhood began trading today on the Nasdaq as one of the year's most anticipated IPOs. The online brokerage has spent months building out an executive team to prepare them for this moment. The Org identified the key members of senior leadership who got them to this point. 

Robinhood began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker HOOD on July 29. Image Credit: Ink Drop / Shutterstock.com

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The Leadership Team Behind Robinhood’s IPO

Starting August 11, Headspace will have a new Chief Technology Officer, Intuit veteran Krithika Swaminathan.

Krithika Swaminathan. Image courtesy of Business Wire, Headspace

Krithika Swaminathan

Headspace Taps Intuit Leader as CTO

Currently, women only hold 20% of all roles in large technology companies. But with the industry holding a lot of sway in shaping the future, it is essential women are an increasing part of the technology sector and benefit from the booming industry. Using information from our database, interviews, company websites and other public domains, The Org identified 50 rising star female leaders in emerging tech to watch in 2021. 

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50 Female Emerging Tech Leaders to Watch in 2021

AppHarvest has named Mark Keller, an Amazon veteran, as its new SVP, Software Applications Platform.  

Mark Keller Joins AppHarvest. Image courtesy of AppHarvest.

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Amazon Veteran Mark Keller Joins AppHarvest

Jayant Mittal has joined Slice, a tech platform that powers the largest network of pizzerias nationwide, as its new CFO.


Jayant Mittal joins Slice as Chief Financial Officer. Image courtesy of PRNewswire. 

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Slice Taps Jayant Mittal as New CFO

VF Corporation, the fashion and retail powerhouse behind Vans, Supreme, and The North Face has picked ex-Nike exec Isaiah Steinfeld as its first Entrepreneur-in-Residence.

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VF Corp’s Venture Foundry Selects Isaiah Steinfeld As Entrepreneur-In-Residence

General Motors (GM) has tapped Kent Helfrich as the new head of its venture arm.

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General Motors Picks New Leader For GM Ventures

David Silver joins the team at Iron Ox after leading self-driving car teams at Waymo and Google. As the first Director of Robotics, he will be responsible for scaling the farm tech's robotics team. 

One of Iron Ox's robot arms goes to work as part of its autonomous indoor farm. Courtesy of Iron Ox.  

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Former Waymo Tech Lead Joins Team at Iron Ox as First Director of Robotics

Quantum computing startup Atom Computing has named its new chief executive, Rob Hays. 


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Atom Computing Selects New CEO After Series A

Josette Sheeran, who joined Canoo's board in December, is a former diplomat and currently serves as the Executive Chairman of the McCain Institute. 