SCALE AI APPOINTS GOOGLE CLOUD EXEC AS CEO

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THU, JUL 30, 2026

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Scale AI has named Francis deSouza, a Google Cloud executive, as its first permanent CEO in over a year. The appointment comes after Meta's $14.3 billion investment in the data-labeling startup and the departure of the previous CEO.

DeSouza joins Scale AI from Alphabet Inc.'s Google Cloud division, where he held leadership responsibilities. His hire marks a significant leadership move for the AI training data company, which has experienced executive turnover following Meta's major funding round. Scale AI provides data labeling and annotation services critical to training machine learning models. The company has grown substantially amid increased demand for quality training data across the industry. The appointment represents Scale AI's effort to stabilize leadership and capitalize on its expanded resources following Meta's investment. DeSouza's background in cloud infrastructure and enterprise technology brings relevant experience to the role as the company scales operations.

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