A Year After CEO’s Departure, Quintessence Remains ‘Dormant’

her LinkedIn profile, Strong, an Xconomist, left Quintessence in August. Reached by e-mail, she declined to comment on the current status of the company.

Kauten says he believes “there’s a chance” that Quintessence won’t end up hiring another CEO, and the business will wind down. However, he declined to say how likely he feels that is to happen.

Author: Jeff Buchanan

Jeff formerly led Xconomy’s Seattle coverage since. Before that, he spent three years as editor of Xconomy Wisconsin, primarily covering software and biotech companies based in the Badger State. A graduate of Vanderbilt, he worked in health IT prior to being bit by the journalism bug.