FRANCIS A. DESOUZA

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Software Technology Evidence

3 mention(s) identify FRANCIS A. DESOUZA as having software/technology expertise.

Company Filing Date Evidence Reason
ILLUMINA, INC. 2018-04-06 Mr. deSouza received a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science with a minor in economics and a M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Symantec, from 2001 to 2006, he was Founder and CEO of IMlogic, Inc., an enterprise instant messaging software company that was acquired by Symantec in 2006, and Mr. deSouza served as Product Unit Manager, Real-time Collaboration Group, at Microsoft Corporation from 1998 to 2001. Mr. deSouza has a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT and has held multiple technical leadership roles in software and technology companies, including founding a software company and senior roles at Microsoft and Symantec.
ILLUMINA, INC. 2019-04-16 Mr. deSouza received a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science with a minor in economics and a M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was Founder and CEO of IMlogic, Inc., an enterprise instant messaging software Company, and Product Unit Manager at Microsoft Corporation. Mr. deSouza has a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science, and experience as a founder and CEO of software companies, indicating programming and software engineering skills.
ILLUMINA, INC. 2022-04-14 B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Founder and CEO of IMlogic, Inc.; Product Unit Manager at Microsoft; President of Products and Services at Symantec Corporation. Has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT and extensive experience in software-related roles including product management and founding software companies.

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Filing Date Source Excerpt
2018-04-06 Mr. deSouza received a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science with a minor in economics and a M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining Symantec, from 2001 to 2006, he was Founder and CEO of IMlogic, Inc., an enterprise instant messaging software company that was acquired by Symantec in 2006, and Mr. deSouza served as Product Unit Manager, Real-time Collaboration Group, at Microsoft Corporation from 1998 to 2001.
2019-04-16 Mr. deSouza received a B.S. in electrical engineering and computer science with a minor in economics and a M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was Founder and CEO of IMlogic, Inc., an enterprise instant messaging software Company, and Product Unit Manager at Microsoft Corporation.
2022-04-14 B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Founder and CEO of IMlogic, Inc.; Product Unit Manager at Microsoft; President of Products and Services at Symantec Corporation.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03