Mar 11, 2022

Delta Dental

Robinson

Delta Dental of Washington named Monty Robinson as its new chief revenue officer. Robinson will oversee the sales, account management, product development and customer implementation teams and is responsible for the vision and strategies to increase value to customers, retaining existing accounts, drive new growth and develop innovative products and services. Robinson has more than twenty-four years of healthcare and financial services experience. Prior to joining Delta Dental of Washington, he held key senior leadership positions for sales at Aetna and at Nationwide Financial. Robinson holds a bachelor's degree in organizational management & finance from the University of South Carolina, and an MBA in marketing from Troy University in Alabama. Delta Dental of Washington is the state's leading dental benefit provider, covering over 3 million people in Washington State and nationally.

Belleuve Chamber of Commerce

Malaba

Chavez

The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring of Jodie Chavez as the new vice president for government affairs. Chavez previously served as the director of operations for the Political Affairs and Federation Relations department at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. In this role, she oversaw the department's compliance needs, serving as the FEC Treasurer and reporting all electioneering communications activities during the 2020 election cycle. Chavez will oversee the chamber's extensive advocacy and government affairs portfolio. Additionally, Patience Malaba has been named the executive director of the Housing Development Consortium (HDC). Malaba has served as HDC's director of government relations and policy over the past four years. Prior to that, she managed Seattle for Everyone, a broad coalition that was central to the success of Seattle's Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda. She also co-chairs the Eastside Housing Roundtable alongside her fellow co-chair and Bellevue Chamber CEO, Joe Fain. Malaba will start her new role on March 21.

AuthenticID

AuthenticID, a global provider in identity proofing and fraud prevention solutions, officially opened the doors of its new corporate headquarters in Seattle. AuthenticID first announced the planned relocation earlier this year. AuthenticID, originally headquartered on the East Coast, moved its headquarters to the West Coast in 2019. In 2021, AuthenticID saw record revenue, with a 186 percent increase in year-over-year revenue. To meet the demands of this expansion, AuthenticID doubled its staff last year. To accommodate its projected trajectory of growth, AuthenticID plans to increase headcount by another 50 percent in 2022. AuthenticID's new headquarters features approximately 20,000 square feet of office space and overlooks Lake Washington. These new offices will continue to support the company's growth by providing a central location for in-person interaction opportunities for AuthenticID's nationwide remote team, including training and employee summits.

Chronus

Bellevue-based Chronus, an enterprise mentoring platform, announced the appointment of two new executives, Nick Milne-Home as chief revenue officer and Mostafa Ahmed as chief financial officer. This news follows last year's Level Equity investment of $78 million to fund growth initiatives and accelerate Chronus' ability to serve the needs of organizations looking to adapt their workforce to thrive in a more hybrid and inclusive future. Milne-Home will be accountable for driving integration and alignment between all revenue-related functions, including marketing and sales. Ahmed will be responsible for finance, accounting, legal, M&A, investor relations and overall business operations. Milne-Home's most recent role was chief revenue officer at Parse.ly. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at 1E where he was chief operating officer and president. Prior to Chronus, Ahmed served as the managing partner of Vertex Accounting Solutions, a professional firm he started to provide emerging high-tech companies an access to senior financial executives on a fractional basis, and as the managing partner of Blackstone Realty.

Mar 10, 2022

AVM Biotechnology

Chan

Andersen

Seattle-based AVM Biotechnology, a clinical stage company developing cancer drug AVM0703, announced the appointment of Brian Andersen as chief commercial officer and Pearl Chan as chief financial officer. They will help drive the company towards anticipated commercialization in 2023. Andersen brings over 20 years of commercial experience as a corporate executive, and has experience building companies, launching new products, developing specialty pharmacy distribution networks with patient support programs, as well as generating and executing marketing plans. He has spent most of his career in the hospital, orphan disease and oncology areas of the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, cofounding Vidara Therapeutics and working for companies such as Pharmacia, Dendreon and Horizon Therapeutics. Chan has 25 years of financial leadership experience in the tech industry having built high-performing teams as CFO at PicMonkey and NetMotion Software. These additions to the leadership team are timed with the near completion of the safety portion of a clinical trial in treating “no-option” Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma/Leukemia patients.

Luvera Law Firm

Gellatly

Luvera Law Firm has hired Jack Gellatly as an associate. Gellatly will support case work across the firm's personal injury practice areas. Gellatly joins Luvera Law Firm after earning his law degree from the University of California Berkeley School of Law. During his time there, Gellatly served as a summer associate in the Washington, D.C., office of a large national law firm, primarily supporting the commercial litigation practice. He also worked as an extern in the King County Prosecuting Attorney's office. In school, Gellatly was actively involved with the student-led Political and Election Empowerment Project, a pro bono public service organization geared towards voting rights, voting accessibility and democracy reform for historically marginalized and oppressed populations. Gellatly also worked as an intern for Congressman Adam Smith in his district office in Renton, and interned for Senator Patty Murray in Washington, D.C. Seattle-based Luvera Law Firm handles a variety of personal injury cases, including serious injuries and wrongful death caused by commercial and vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, product defects, construction site accidents, corporate wrongdoing, and insurance misconduct.

PGA of America

The PGA of America is expanding the PGA Career Services Department by adding four new recruitment specialists around the United States, including Caleb Hung in Seattle. Hung will support a PGA career services team in the area. His core responsibilities will be to cultivate the next generation of PGA members and golf industry executives by educating them on the opportunities in the golf industry. This includes promoting the pathway to PGA membership and its benefits, as well as the lineup of nearly 2 million jobs that encompass all sectors of the $84.1 billion golf industry. Hung's team will work closely with corporations, universities, high schools, PGA partners and other related organizations and associations to communicate both PGA of America and golf industry opportunities. Hung began working as an assistant golf professional in 2008 at Fairwood Golf and Country Club in Renton, before earning PGA membership in 2013. In 2015, he moved to Overlake Golf and Country Club in Bellevue, where he worked as an assistant professional for three years before transitioning into the role of membership and communications director.

Mar 09, 2022

Standard Insurance

Stearns

Dayton

Portland-based Standard Insurance Company (The Standard) announced that Cristi Dayton has been promoted to second vice president of retirement plans strategy and business improvement. In her new role, Dayton is responsible for the business improvement functions in retirement plans including project management, systems support and learning and development. Dayton joined The Standard in 1991, beginning her 30-year career in employee benefits as a premium processor. She also held positions as a disability claims analyst, national accounts claims consultant and later a leadership role in long term disability claims. Dayton then shifted her focus to technology and project management as senior director of information technology solutions and later as leader of the retirement plans program management office. The Standard also announced that Doug Stearns has been promoted to second vice president of application and solution delivery strategic partner management. Stearns will lead management of The Standard's strategic information technology partners who provide application life-cycle management of business-critical systems and deliver solutions for portfolio initiatives. Stearns joined The Standard in 1993 and has held various leadership roles with responsibility for IT infrastructure, solutions and engineering as well as operations. Most recently, he was senior director of IT application solutions delivery.

AuthenticID

AuthenticID, a provider of identity proofing and fraud prevention solutions for large enterprises, announced it is establishing a Donor Advised Fund with Seattle Foundation with an initial donation of $250,000 to support non-profit organizations across the country in their efforts to combat human trafficking. Seattle Foundation will manage the distribution of the donation to certified non-profits who are partners in the new All for Humanity Alliance (A4H), a movement established in 2021 by AuthenticID to raise awareness and help fight human trafficking and exploitation. AuthenticID is a purpose-driven company that fights organized crime to stop fraud with its identity proofing and fraud detection technology. Enlightened to the fact that almost all organized crime operations are also involved in human trafficking, the company embarked on a special initiative in 2021, establishing A4H. Seattle Foundation works to advance equity, shared prosperity, and belonging throughout the region while strengthening the impact of the philanthropists it serves. AuthenticID was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Seattle.

Tasso

Tasso, a leader in clinical-grade blood collection technology, has been named by Fierce Medtech as one of 2021's Fierce 15 med tech companies, designating it as one of the most promising private med tech companies in the industry. Tasso's signature blood collection products and services are currently in use worldwide for a variety of healthcare, pharma, and research applications. The simple, patient-centric technology enables convenient remote collection of clinical grade blood, eliminating clinic access challenges. The Fierce 15 celebrates the spirit of being “fierce” – championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. This is Fierce Medtech's 10th annual Fierce 15 selection. An internationally recognized daily report reaching a network of over 90,000 med tech industry professionals, Fierce Medtech provides subscribers with an analysis of the day's top stories. Every year Fierce Medtech evaluates hundreds of private companies from around the world for its annual Fierce 15 list, which is based on a variety of factors such as the strength of its technology, partnerships, venture backers and a competitive market position. Tasso is an emerging healthcare technology company headquartered in Seattle. Tasso is privately held and funded by grants, investments, and co-development deals with various industry leaders.