Shantanu Narayen

Shantanu Narayen

He is the CEO of Adobe Systems.

Introduction:

Shantanu Narayen is the CEO of Adobe Systems.
Before this post, he held the role as the President and Chief Operating Officer since 2005.
He is also the President of the board of the Adobe Foundation.

Education:

He completed his schooling from Hyderabad Public School in Hyderabad.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in electronics engineering from Osmania University in India.
He also a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Science in computer science from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
On May 7, 2011, Narayen received an honorary Doctor of Applied Science degree from his alma mater, Bowling Green State University.

Industry Profile:

He started his career at Apple.
After Apple, Narayen served as director of desktop and collaboration products for Silicon Graphics.
He co-founded Pictra Inc., a company that pioneered the concept of digital photo sharing over the Internet.
Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as a senior Vice-President of worldwide product research, was later promoted to executive vice president of worldwide products, and appointed to his current post in January 2005 at the age of 41.
He also serves on the board of Dell Inc. and the advisory board of the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley.
On November 12, 2007, Adobe Systems announced in a press release that Bruce Chizen would step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer effective December 1, to be replaced by Shantanu Narayen.
Shantanu Narayen is paid an annual salary of $875,000 for his role as chief executive.
In 2009, Mr. Narayen was considered one of “The TopGun CEOs” by Brendan Wood International, an advisory agency.
In 2011, US President Barack Obama has appointed Shantanu Narayen, President and CEO of Adobe Systems, as a member of his Management Advisory Board.

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