Steve Francis
Steve Francis
Steve Francis is a prominent leader, marketer, and technologist whose achievements span across various industries. He is currently overseeing operations at six innovative technology companies, each with unique offerings. Prior to this, Steve had a fruitful corporate journey that started when he co-founded Tune Tornado. He then went on to serve as Vice President & General Manager at Input Software, GM Pixel Translations at Cornerstone Imaging, and Product Line Manager at Calera Recognition Systems. He also held the position of Product Manager / Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Verizon. Additionally, he served as Director Product Management and later as CEO at Intel Media. He excavated his leadership talents at Captiva Software, where he held the helm as president and CEO. He turned the company around and doubled its size through a merger with a strategic partner before it was acquired by EMC, now part of OpenText. Steve studied BSEE with Honors at Stanford University, where he was elected to Tai Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa Societies. He also started three companies during his university days. Steve has served on several advisory boards, including Guise.AI, Intensity Analytics, and Benetech Labs at Benetech, and was also Chair Of The Board Of Directors at RAF Technology.