The Washington Technology Industry Association announced today that it has named Susan Sigl its new CEO. Sigl is a former venture capitalist and an expert in mobile technology, financial services, and real estate. She is a founding partner of SeaPoint Ventures and helped found, fund, or manage many Northwest companies, including Ground Truth, SnapIn Software, and Zumobi. Besides the WTIA, she has also been active in the Northwest Entrepreneur Network, Evergreen Venture Capital Association, the Northwest Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, the University of Washington, and Seattle University. Sigl succeeds Ken Myer, who is leaving his post at the beginning of next month.
Author: Gregory T. Huang
Greg is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range of science, technology, and business. As former editor in chief, he overaw daily news, features, and events across Xconomy's national network. Before joining Xconomy, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, technology, and neuroscience. Previously he was senior writer at Technology Review, where he reported on emerging technologies, R&D, and advances in computing, robotics, and applied physics. His writing has also appeared in Wired, Nature, and The Atlantic Monthly’s website. He was named a New York Times professional fellow in 2003.
Greg is the co-author of Guanxi (Simon & Schuster, 2006), about Microsoft in China and the global competition for talent and technology. Before becoming a journalist, he did research at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has published 20 papers in scientific journals and conferences and spoken on innovation at Adobe, Amazon, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other organizations. He has a Master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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