Francis Chow
VP & GM In-vehicle Operating System and Edge,
Red Hat

Francis joined Red Hat in mid-2021 to lead the in-vehicle operating system organization and has since expanded his role to the overall edge business.

Previously, he spent 5 years at VMware and was Vice President, Operations, Business Development, and Strategy of the Telco and Edge Cloud organization.

Prior to VMware, Frances spent about 20 years in the semiconductor industry in leadership roles spanning Engineering, Corporate Development, Marketing, and Sales, and was a ‘VP/GM for a $1B P&L before venturing into the software world.

Francis holds an MBA and an MSEE from University of California at Berkeley and a BSEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has seven US patents.