Francis deSouza
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.
He was previously the chief executive officer (CEO) of Illumina. Before Illumina, deSouza was president of products and services at Symantec. He joined Symantec in 2006 when Symantec acquired IMlogic, where deSouza was founder and CEO. Prior to IMlogic, deSouza worked at Microsoft from 1998 to 2001 after Microsoft acquired Flash Communications, where deSouza was co-founder and CEO.