Scale AI appoints Francis deSouza CEO for enterprise AI push
The former Google Cloud COO takes over on August 10th as Scale AI expands its applications business across enterprises and governments.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: X - Alexandr Wang
Why it matters
Scale AI is putting an enterprise and security operator in charge as it tries to make AI deployment a larger business than data services while managing the conflicts created by Meta's 49% stake.
Scale AI's board appointed Francis deSouza (@fdesouza) as CEO, effective August 10th, putting a veteran enterprise technology operator in charge as Scale AI expands beyond the training-data services that built its business.
DeSouza will replace Jason Droege, who has served as interim CEO since June 2025. Scale AI said in its July 30th announcement that Droege will work with deSouza during the transition.…
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