Shantanu Narayen — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Current Chairman, President, and CEO of Adobe Inc. since December 2007.
Co-founded Pictra Inc. in 1996, pioneering digital photo sharing over the Internet.
Led Adobe's transformation of creative and digital document software to the cloud, including flagship programs like Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Acrobat/PDF.
Expanded Adobe into the digital experiences category, beginning with the acquisition of Omniture in 2009.
Serves as lead independent director on the board of Pfizer and vice chairman of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.
Holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, and a master's degree in computer science from Bowling Green State University.

Biography

Shantanu Narayen is an Indian-American business executive who has served as the chairman, president, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Adobe Inc. since December 2007. Before assuming the CEO role, he was the company's president and chief operating officer from 2005.

Narayen's early career included roles at Measurex Automation Systems and Apple, where he held senior management positions from 1989 to 1995. He then served as director of desktop and collaboration products for Silicon Graphics.