Shantanu Narayen
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Preserving the status quo is not a winning strategy. As Adobe CEO, this core belief drove Shantanu and his leadership team’s successful transformation of Adobe, moving its creative software franchise from the desktop to the cloud, while creating and leading the explosive digital marketing category. He is passionate about building and empowering teams to drive product innovation and scale Adobe’s business globally, while advancing the company as a respected global brand and corporate citizen. Originally from Hyderabad, India, Shantanu has an undergraduate degree in electronics engineering, a master’s degree in computer science, and an MBA from UC Berkeley. He is a board member of Pfizer, and Vice Chairman of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum. Shantanu was named one of the World’s Best CEOs by Barron’s in 2019, the fourth consecutive year he's received the honor, and was ranked as a Top CEO by Glassdoor in 2019.
If Shantanu were not at Adobe, he would be a professional golfer.
In the media
8/30/19 Barron's: Adobe's CEO on Disruption, the Cloud and Big Buys
8/19/19 Fast Company: How Adobe turns cutting edge research into everyday features
7/25/19 Investor's Business Daily: Adobe CEO shows you how to surpass the Status Quo
6/19/19 CNBC: Adobe CEO on Q2 2019 Earnings
3/26/19 Bloomberg TV: Interview with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen from Summit 2019
12/4/18 MIT Management Review: Keywords for Digital Transformation
Adobe & Microsoft CEOs Talk Transformation, Accessibility, and the Future of Enterprise
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen hosted Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella for a far reaching conversation at Summit 2019. The two CEOs discussed the power of the Adobe & Microsoft partnership, trends in technology, and the future of enterprise software.
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Videos
Adobe MAX 2018 Keynote
October 16, 2018
Adobe Summit 2019 Keynote
March 26, 2019
Interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer
May 15, 2019