On February 8, 2026, VERSES AI Inc. announced that Gabriel René has resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer, effective February 8, 2026 for personal reasons. In connection with the resignation of Mr. Rene, the Board appointed David Scott, 56, to serve as the Company?s Interim Chief Executive Officer effective as of February 8, 2026. David Scott has served as a member of the Company?s Board of Directors since October 12, 2025.
Mr. Scott has been the Chief Executive Officer of Evil Genius Games since 2022. He served as Vice President of Global Marketing Strategy, Analytics, and Operations at Amazon Web Services, from 2019 to 2022, where he was responsible for marketing operations, analytics, and corporate strategy. Mr. Scott has more than 25 years of experience in senior leadership roles across public and private companies, including Amazon Web Services, Twitter, AT&T, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Honeywell, and General Electric, as well as multiple venture-backed startups.
He has founded and exited three venture-backed companies. Mr. Scott holds dual bachelor?s degrees in Computer Science and Political Philosophy from The College of William & Mary and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Robert Toigo Scholar and Sol C. Schneider Scholar.
