People Moves: Francis deSouza, Scale AI
California-headquartered Scale AI has appointed former Google Cloud COO Francis deSouza as its CEO, who will lead the firm as it expands
TL;DR
- Scale AI appoints Francis deSouza as its new Chief Executive Officer.
- DeSouza previously served as COO and President of Security Products at Google Cloud.
- His experience includes scaling complex technical businesses and working with enterprises and governments.
- Prior to Google Cloud, he was President and CEO of Illumina and founded companies acquired by Microsoft and Symantec.
- Scale AI is experiencing customer growth across its data and applications businesses, with new clients like BP and Mayo Clinic.
- Interim CEO Jason Droege will support deSouza during the transition.
- DeSouza aims to expand Scale's solutions into more businesses and governments and provide optimal data for AI labs.