Francis deSouza
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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 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[1][2] and a member of the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company.[3]
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Born | Francis Aurelio deSouza (1970-12-02) December 2, 1970 (age 53) |
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B./S.M.) |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur and business executive |
Years active | 1991–present |
Employer(s) | none, formerly Illumina
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Spouse |
Erica deSouza
(m. 2001; div. 2017) |
Children | 2 |
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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]