LA Tech ‘Moves’: MedMen and CUJO AI Welcome New CEOs

Decerry Donato

Decerry Donato is a reporter at dot.LA. Prior to that, she was an editorial fellow at the company. Decerry received her bachelor's degree in literary journalism from the University of California, Irvine. She continues to write stories to inform the community about issues or events that take place in the L.A. area. On the weekends, she can be found hiking in the Angeles National forest or sifting through racks at your local thrift store.

LA Tech ‘Moves’: MedMen and CUJO AI Welcome New CEOs

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Cannabis retailer MedMen Enterprises named Edward Record as chief executive officer. Record previously served as chief financial officer for Hudson's Bay Company.

Cybersecurity and network intelligence solutions company CUJO AI appointed former Comcast executive Remko Vos as chief executive officer.

TikTok owner ByteDance appointed Julie Gaoas chief financial officer. Previously, Gao was a senior partner at law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where she was known for her work on initial share sales of Chinese startups.

Ecommerce platform Boosted tapped former Crocs executive Bill Bine as its chief supply chain officer, former Atom chief product officer Chris Brucia as its vice president of digital product and former Nike directorJeff Veldhuizen as vice president of brand, home & wellness.

Zevia, a plant-based beverage company, hired Sol de Janeiro’s former CFO and COO Denise Beckles as its new chief financial officer. Former Boston Beer Company senior vice president of supply chain Quincy Troupe has been tapped as Zevia’s chief operating officer.

Look Law, a technology-focused law practice, appointed Zeeshan Moha as chief strategy officer. Moha currently serves as managing director at Ventra7.

Dirk Gevers joined microbiome sciences company Seed Health as chief scientific officer. Gevers previously served as global head at Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies.

Phonexa, an automation solution company, named Sara Malo as vice president of partnerships. Malo previously served as director of sponsor and exhibitor success for Phonexa's MailCon conference.

Marketing AI company Rad Intelligence hired Steven Elliott as vice president of client development and partnerships. Elliot previously worked as director of regional sales for Vivint Solar.

SEO agency GR0 promoted former head of content Bridget Reed to vice president of content, and former vice president of finance Kevin Hwang to senior vice president of finance and operations.

3D printing automotive manufacturing company Divergent Technologies welcomed former president of Goldman Sachs John L. Thornton to its board of directors.

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LA Tech Week's Climate Panel Unveils Funding Secrets for Green Startups

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Here's What People Are Saying About Day Two of LA Tech Week
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LA Tech Week: Technology and Storytelling for Social Good

Decerry Donato

Decerry Donato is a reporter at dot.LA. Prior to that, she was an editorial fellow at the company. Decerry received her bachelor's degree in literary journalism from the University of California, Irvine. She continues to write stories to inform the community about issues or events that take place in the L.A. area. On the weekends, she can be found hiking in the Angeles National forest or sifting through racks at your local thrift store.

LA Tech Week: Technology and Storytelling for Social Good
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On Monday, Los Angeles-based philanthropic organization Goldhirsh Foundation hosted the Technology and Storytelling For Social Good panel at Creative Visions studio to kick off LA Tech week.

Tara Roth, president of the foundation, moderated the panel and gathered nonprofit and tech leaders including Paul Lanctot, web developer of The Debt Collective; Alexis Cabrera, executive director of 9 Dots; Sabra Williams, co-founder of Creative Acts; and Laura Gonzalez, senior program manager of Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI).

Each of the panelists are grantees of Goldhirsh Foundation’s LA2050, an initiative launched in 2011 that is continuously trying to drive and track progress toward a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles. Goldhirsh’s vision is to make Los Angeles better for all and in order to achieve their goal, the foundation makes investments into organizations, creates partnerships and utilizes social capital through community events.

The panelists shared how the work they are doing in each of their respective sectors uses technology to solve some of society's most pressing challenges and highlight the importance of tech literacy across every community.

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