Roy de Souza

Short description: Indian engineer

Roy de Souza

Born| 1970

Nairobi, Kenya

Nationality| Indian
Education| University of Oxford (M.S. in Engineering)
Kellogg Business School (M.B.A.)
Occupation| Engineer
Known for| Cancer research (AI Drug Discovery Per Patient)
Parent(s)|

* Fitz Remedios Santana de Souza (father)

Roy de Souza (born 1970) is an Indian engineer and writer. He is the co-founder of technology company ZEDO and medical technology company BreakBio.[1][2] In 2022, he was a TEDx speaker.[3] In May of 2023 he and his late wife were honored by the American Cancer Society http://womenandwellness.com for Roy's work in personalized medicine.

## Contents

* 1 Education
* 2 Career
* 3 Cancer research
* 4 Bibliography
* 5 References

## Education

He earned a master's degree in engineering from the University of Oxford and an MBA from Kellogg Business School.[1]

## Career

De Souza served as a strategy consultant at the COBA Group, a strategy consulting boutique based in the UK.[4][5]

De Souza also worked in product management for the Elon Musk-founded web software company Zip2.[6]

De Souza founded technology company ZEDO in 1999.[1][7] In 2006, he founded the company Zebo, an offshoot of ZEDO focused on allowing users to catalog personal possessions and shop for similar items.[8][9][10] De Souza launched online ad exchange ZINC India in 2011, which was originally ZEDO's ad exchange platform in India before becoming a separate company.[11][12][13] He served as the ZEDO's CEO and oversaw the company as it transitioned into a subsidiary of Discovery following its acquisition by Discovery, Inc. in 2021.[14][15][16]

In 2022, he was a TEDx speaker, talking about vaccines to prevent cancer. .[3]

## Cancer research

After his wife, Aisha de Sequeira's cancer diagnosis, de Souza became involved in vaccine research to develop a personalized vaccine for her cancer.[1] De Souza went on to co-found medical technology company BreakBio, basing the company in Boston, Massachusetts.[1][2][17] BreakBio develops personalized vaccines[2] and AI software that aids cancer treatments by identifying that difference between normal cells and cancer cells.[18] De Souza and Devabhaktuni Srikrishna also co-authored the book Cancer: What a Personal Crisis Taught Us About How T-Cells Can Save Your Life.[19]

## Bibliography

* De Souza, R. & Srikrishna, D. (2019). Cancer: What a personal crisis taught us about how T-cells can save your life. BreakBio Corp. ISBN:978-0578548777

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Meet Roy de Souza, the tech entrepreneur who turned personal crisis into war against cancer". 20 June 2019. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/health-trends/roy-de-souza-a-tech-entrepreneur-who-wants-to-crack-frontiers-in-cancer-treatment-4116511.html.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "How A Tech Entrepreneur Turned a Personal Crisis Into A War Against Cancer". August 13, 2019. https://www.ypo.org/2019/08/how-a-tech-entrepreneur-turned-a-personal-crisis-into-a-war-against-cancer.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Home". https://www.tedxais2022.com/.
4. ↑ "Goan Voice UK: supplement on Royde Souza". http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/supplement/RoydeSouza.htm.
5. ↑ https://nulta.net/2019/03/car-t-cells-new-hope-for-cancer-therapy/
6. ↑ Otlacan, Otilia (July 12, 2011). "Interview: Zedo CEO Roy de Souza Discusses Ad Exchanges in the Current Marketplace". https://adtechdaily.com/2011/07/12/interview-zedo-ceo-roy-de-souza-discusses-ad-exchanges-current-marketplace/.
7. ↑ "Customer Success Stories: Case Studies, Videos, Podcasts, Innovator stories". https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/.
8. ↑ Staff Writer. "Got Roomfuls of Stuff? Now Sites Will Help Keep Track of It". https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2007/04/30/got-roomfuls-of-stuff-now-sites-will-help-keep-track-of-it/31522611007/.
9. ↑ Rosenbloom, Stephanie (September 17, 2006). "A Sense of Belonging Among Belongings". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/17/fashion/a-sense-of-belonging-among-belongings.html.
10. ↑ "If We Build It, We Will Come: Unleash the Power of Crowds in Your Business | Zebo.com | InformIT". https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1021366.
11. ↑ "Zedo founder launches online exchange". 6 October 2011. https://www.ciol.com/zedo-founder-launches-online-exchange/.
12. ↑ "Zedo To Spin Off Online Ad Exchange Platform Zinc In India". October 14, 2011. https://www.techcircle.in/2011/10/14/zedo-to-spin-off-online-ad-exchange-platform-zinc-in-india.
13. ↑ Saxena, Anupam (October 17, 2011). "Updated: Zedo To Spin-Off Indian Unit; Not To Form JV With Ad Agency". https://www.medianama.com/2011/10/223-zedo-to-spin-off-indian-unit-to-form-jv-with-ad-agency/.
14. ↑ "Discovery, Inc acquires assets of ZEDO". https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/discovery-inc-acquires-assets-of-zedo/2384679/.
15. ↑ "Discovery, Inc. acquires assets of ad-tech co ZEDO". December 8, 2021. https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/discovery-inc-acquires-assets-of-ad-tech-co-zedo/article37895120.ece.
16. ↑ "Discovery acquires Zedo's assets". https://www.campaignindia.in/article/discovery-acquires-zedos-assets/474509.
17. ↑ Krishnan, Revathi (December 11, 2020). "Aisha de Sequeira — 'daughter of Goa' & Morgan Stanley India co-head who idolised Steve Jobs". https://theprint.in/india/aisha-de-sequeira-daughter-of-goa-morgan-stanley-india-co-head-who-idolised-steve-jobs/565173/.
18. ↑ "BreakBio". https://forcefamilyoffice.org/?avada_portfolio=breakbio-2-26.
19. ↑ De Souza, R. & Srikrishna, D. (2019). Cancer: What a personal crisis taught us about how T-cells can save your life. BreakBio Corp. ISBN:9780578548777

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