Executive

Francis deSouza

Scale AIChief Executive Officer

deSouza has built and scaled businesses across enterprise software, cybersecurity, and genomics. He founded two acquired startups, led products at Symantec, ran Illumina as CEO, and later oversaw operations and security products at Google Cloud.

Career & education

Current role

Scale AIAug 2026-present

Chief Executive Officer

Previously

GoogleUntil Aug 2026

COO, Google Cloud and President, Security Products

Education

MIT

Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

Updates 1

MoveScale AI appoints Francis deSouza as CEO

The Google Cloud COO will take over from interim CEO Jason Droege on August 10.

July 30, 2026

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