Francis deSouza
Jul 30, 2026
Brings Google Cloud operating experience in how enterprises and governments deploy AI at scale.
Chief Executives
Chief executives and founders of AI labs and data and AI vendors.
4
moves
3
appointments
2
in the seat now
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In the seat now
Francis deSouzaChief Executive Officer, Scale AIsinceAug 2026Jason DroegeInterim Chief Executive Officer, Scale AIsince
Jun 2025
Chief Executive moves
- Poached
- Departed
Fidji Simo
Jul 9, 2026
OpenAINext role not stated
Medical leave ran longer than expected, so she moves to a part-time advisory role.
- Promoted
Jason Droege
Jun 12, 2025
Board named the chief strategy officer interim CEO.
- Poached
Fidji Simo
May 7, 2025
Leaves Instacart over several months to join OpenAI full-time later in the year.
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