Francis deSouza

Francis Aurelio deSouza (/ˈdʌsuːzɑː/; born December 2, 1970) is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Illumina and a member of the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company.

This article is about American businessman. For Canadian journalist, see Francis D'Souza. For Indian politician, see Francis D'Souza (politician). For the British scientist and politician, see Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza.

Francis deSouza
deSouza in 2017
Born
Francis Aurelio deSouza

(1970-12-02) December 2, 1970
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B./S.M.)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur and business executive
Years active1991–present
Employer(s)none, formerly Illumina
Spouse
Erica deSouza
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(m. 2001; div. 2017)​
Children2

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.

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