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and beyond. Medicine will continue
to become more preventive and
more precise. The firm will be
healthier, longer. Illumina has only
just begun.
Few Products of the Firm
Illumina sequencing
platforms
It’s innovative next-generation
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Cutting-edge array scanners
Illumina array scanning systems
deliver rapid, sensitive, and accurate
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SR
The Face of the Firm
Francis deSouza | President & Chief Executive Officer
Francis deSouza was appointed President & CEO of Illumina in 2016 and is responsible for
directing all aspects of company strategy, planning, and operations. He initially joined the
company as President in 2013 and led Illumina’s business units and core functions responsible
for envisioning, developing and producing the company’s products.
Previously, deSouza served as President of Products and Services at Symantec Corporation,
where he was responsible for driving the vision for the company’s market-leading portfolio and
served in a variety of executive roles. He joined Symantec through the acquisition of IMlogic,
where he was co-founder and CEO.
Before joining IMlogic, deSouza was co-founder and CEO of Flash Communications, a provider of
corporate instant messaging that was acquired by Microsoft. Following the acquisition, he joined
Microsoft and led the team responsible for the development of the company’s enterprise real-
time collaboration offerings. Currently, he is a member of the board of directors for The Walt
Disney Company.
Francis deSouza received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.