Adobe has appointed Indian-origin technology executive Anil Chakravarthy as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Chakravarthy will take over as Adobe CEO on December 1, 2026, and will also join the company’s Board of Directors. Current CEO Shantanu Narayen will move to the role of Executive Chair and work closely with Chakravarthy during the leadership transition.
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The change comes at an important point for Adobe. The company is investing heavily in generative and agentic AI while facing growing competition from AI-powered platforms and established rivals such as Canva and Figma.
Who is Anil Chakravarthy?
Chakravarthy joined Adobe in January 2020. He currently leads the company’s Customer Experience Orchestration business and Worldwide Field Operations, overseeing areas including enterprise sales, professional services and customer success.
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He has played a major role in Adobe’s move towards AI-powered customer experience tools. His work has included products and platforms such as Adobe GenStudio and Adobe Experience Platform, which use AI to help businesses create, manage and personalise content and customer experiences.
Before joining Adobe, Chakravarthy was the CEO of enterprise cloud data company Informatica from 2015 to 2020. He also held senior positions at Symantec, VeriSign and McKinsey & Company. At Informatica, he helped lead the company’s shift towards cloud and subscription-based services.
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Chakravarthy is an alumnus of IIT-BHU in Varanasi and later studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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