Francois Smith

Francois Smith serves as the Director of Digital Sales at GitHub, where responsibilities include leading growth business strategies in the Digital Sales segment since January 2025. Prior experience at Microsoft spans from January 2009 to January 2025, where Francois held various leadership roles, including Director for Developer Audience Engagements and Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Azure, focusing on software developer programs and cloud service adoption. Earlier positions at Microsoft involved driving evangelism for cloud technologies, managing private cloud product marketing, and providing technical resources for Datacenter Solutions. Additional experience includes serving as the Enterprise Field Marketing Manager at Dell and holding several positions at Medscheme, including Systems Architect and Manager of Microsoft Products. Francois's educational background includes degrees in Hotel Management from the University of Johannesburg and the Hotel Consult Institut Hotelier “Cesar Ritz.”