Executive realignments reshape Seattle’s AI and education landscape

A leadership transition at a major K–12 computer science nonprofit is the centerpiece of today’s roundup, with Karim Meghji stepping up to lead the organization after guiding product work and an AI-first shift since 2022.

This change comes on the heels of a recent cost‑cutting round that left the nonprofit with a staff tally of 107 people — a headcount figure reflecting a January reduction of 18 roles. Meanwhile, the group continues to register large user engagement numbers: roughly 102 million learners and 3 million instructors have touched the platform, producing about 232 million learning projects.

The organization’s AI learning work has traction: approximately 6 million students have used its AI curriculum, and an outreach initiative has delivered over 25 million activity completions to date.

Outside of the nonprofit world, Amazon added a senior hardware manager to steer last‑mile delivery innovation, signaling renewed investment in sensing, edge compute, and robotics integration for logistics efficiency.

In the startup arena, Code Metal closed a notable growth round — $125 million in Series B funding at a reported $1.25 billion valuation — and hired an experienced executive as president and COO to accelerate product and go‑to‑market execution.

Other moves include a veteran communications leader taking charge of cloud and AI messaging at a major software company, a new CTO at a cloud‑connected video surveillance firm, and fresh public affairs leadership at a regional chamber of commerce.

• These hirings show a mix of nonprofit, enterprise cloud, logistics, and AI tooling momentum.
• Capital inflows to AI-code tooling and executive reshuffles in comms and hardware roles highlight shifting priorities across startups and incumbents.

Taken together, the personnel shifts point toward organizations preparing to scale AI products and operationalize machine intelligence across education, logistics, and developer tooling.

Expect near‑term activity around partnerships, curriculum rollouts, and pilot deployments as new leaders translate strategy into measurable programs and commercial initiatives.