A quick overview of our history, leadership, key stats, and products.
Adobe believes creativity empowers transformation — personally, professionally, and across all industries. We not only deliver strong financial results, but we’re also driving incredible innovation, adding millions of new customers, delivering billions of experiences across screens, and processing trillions of data transactions online.
December 1982 by Charles Geschke and John Warnock
August 20, 1986, at a split-adjusted share price of US$0.17
San Jose, California, USA
Fiscal 2019 revenue: US$11.17 billion (FY ended Dec 1, 2019)
October 1983 in California;
reincorporated in Delaware, May 1997
More than 22,000 worldwide
ADBE (NASDAQ)
We believe in creativity for all, so we give everyone the tools to discover and express their creativity through photography, design, video, animation, web and mobile user experiences, and more.
We make it easy for people and businesses to create, edit, share, scan, and sign digital documents so they can communicate and collaborate securely across devices.
We give businesses unmatched solutions for content management, personalization, data analytics, and commerce to deliver experiences that drive customer loyalty and long-term success.
Shantanu Narayen
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Scott Belsky
Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Creative Cloud
Anil Chakravarthy
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Digital Experience Business and Worldwide Field Operations
Gloria Chen
Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President, Employee Experience
Ann Lewnes
Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development
John Murphy
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Abhay Parasnis
Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer, Document Cloud
Dana Rao
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
Charles Geschke
Co-founder
John Warnock
Co-founder
Workfront, 2020
Allegorithmic, 2019
Marketo, 2018
Magento, 2018
Fotolia, 2015
Behance, 2012
Day Software 2010
Omniture, Inc., 2009
Macromedia, Inc., 2005
We believe that creativity is the catalyst for positive change. Through our efforts, we inspire creativity in people who want to make a meaningful impact in the following areas:
Creativity
We support creators of all ages and backgrounds so they can use their creativity for good, express themselves, and reach their full potential.
Sustainability
We're always finding new ways to conserve natural resources in everything we do—and we've seen big benefits for our business, our customers, and our communities.
Community
We empower our people and partners to better our world.
We are sincere, trustworthy, and reliable.
We’re committed to creating exceptional experiences that delight our employees and customers.
We’re highly creative and always striving to connect new ideas with business realities.
We’re inclusive, open, and actively engaged with our customers, partners, employees, and the communities we serve.
Blue Ribbon Companies
Fortune, 2021
#10 The JUST 100
JUST Capital, 2020
The Civic 50
Points of Light, 2020
Recognized on the Disability Equality Index
DEI, 2020
Top 100 Internship Programs
WayUp, 2020
Top 50 Best Places to Work
Glassdoor, 2020
Best Employers for Diversity
Forbes, 2020
#5 Best Leadership Teams
Comparably, 2020
Recognized on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
DJSI, 2020
Future 50 Sustainability All-Stars
Fortune, 2019
50 Best ESG Companies
Investor’s Business Daily/MSCI, 2019
#2 World’s Most Admired Software Companies
Fortune, 2019
Recognized on the World’s Best CEOs list
Barron’s, 2019
Recognized on the CDP Climate Change A List
CDP, 2019
Fortune’s Future 50
Fortune, 2019