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Shantanu Narayen

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Shantanu Narayen is the Chair and CEO of Adobe, transitioning to Executive Chair on December 1, 2026.

Last updated Oct 6, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Role
Chair and CEO (becoming Executive Chair on Dec 1, 2026)
Company
Adobe
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Bio

Shantanu Narayen is the Chair and CEO of Adobe, transitioning to Executive Chair on December 1, 2026. As CEO, Narayen pioneered a cloud-based subscription model for Adobe's creative products, established the global standard for digital documents, and created and led the digital experience category. Under his leadership, Adobe moved flagship products such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Acrobat from the desktop to the cloud, and entered the digital experiences category, an expansion that began with the acquisition of Omniture in 2009. Source 1: stocktitan.net — Adobe to make Anil Chakravarthy CEO on Dec. 1, 2026 Source 2: adobe.com — Shantanu Narayen Source 3: wikipedia.org — Shantanu Narayen

Career

  • CEOCurrent

    Adobe

  • Executive Chair (effective)Current

    Adobe

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Expertise & education

Education

  • B.S. in Electronics Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
  • M.B.A., University of California, Berkeley (Haas School of Business)
  • M.S. in Computer Science, Bowling Green State University
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