Francis deSouza | |
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 deSouza in 2017 | |
| Born | Francis Aurelio deSouza December 2, 1970 |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B./S.M.) |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur and business executive |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Employer(s) | SynthLabs, formerly Illumina, Symantec, IMLogic, Microsoft, Flash |
Francis Aurelio deSouza (/ˈdʌsuːzɑː/; born December 2, 1970) is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is co-founder of SynthLabs, and a member of the Board of Directors of Deel Inc. [1]
He was previously the chief executive officer (CEO) of Illumina.[2][3] Before Illumina, deSouza was president of products and services at Symantec.[4][5] He joined Symantec in 2006 when Symantec acquired IMlogic, where deSouza was founder and CEO.[6] Prior to IMlogic, deSouza worked at Microsoft from 1998 to 2001 after Microsoft acquired Flash Communications, where deSouza was co-founder and CEO.[7]
- ^ Deel.com (May 29, 2024). "Deel Elects Francis deSouza to its Board of Directors".
- ^ Park, Alice (April 26, 2021). "2021 Time100 Most Influential Companies: Illumina Decoding Covid19". Time.
- ^ Fikes, Bradley J. (February 23, 2017). "Illumina CEO brings entrepreneurial spirit to genomics giant". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ Reuters Brief Biography "Francis deSouza", Accessed on April 19, 2012.
- ^ Businessweek Executive Profile, "Francis deSouza"[dead link], Accessed on April 19, 2012.
- ^ Information Age, "Symantec Buys IMlogic", Accessed on April 19, 2012.
- ^ CNet, "Microsoft merger gets message", Accessed on April 19, 2012.