Adobe Elevates Anil Chakravarthy to Chief Executive Officer

Adobe has elevated Anil Chakravarthy to the position of Chief Executive Officer, bringing a seasoned technology and enterprise software leader to the top role.

Chakravarthy currently serves as President, Customer Experience Orchestration Business at Adobe, where he has been closely involved in the company’s customer experience and technology agenda. His elevation brings together experience spanning product leadership, enterprise technology, cybersecurity, strategy and business transformation.

From customer experience leadership to CEO

Chakravarthy’s current role at Adobe has placed him at the centre of the company’s customer experience orchestration business, an area increasingly shaped by data, automation and artificial intelligence.

His leadership background extends well beyond Adobe. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer at Informatica, where he was responsible for product and business leadership.

He also serves as an Independent Board Member at FIS, adding a governance and financial technology perspective to his leadership profile.

A long career across technology and enterprise software

Before his time at Informatica, Chakravarthy spent several years at Symantec, progressing through a series of senior leadership positions.

His responsibilities at Symantec included leadership across:

• Information security
• Enterprise security
• Storage and availability management
• Enterprise product operations
• Enterprise services
• India technical operations
• Business-critical services
• Business operations

The breadth of these assignments gave him exposure to technology products, global operations, cybersecurity and enterprise customers.

Experience across product, strategy and technology

Chakravarthy’s career began with roles that combined business strategy, technology and product management.

He previously served as Director, Product Management at VERISIGN, followed by a stint as Vice President, Marketing at Logictier.

Earlier, he worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, where he gained experience in strategy and management consulting.

His professional journey has therefore covered multiple sides of the technology industry — from consulting and product management to enterprise software, cybersecurity and executive leadership.

Board and governance experience

Alongside his operating roles, Chakravarthy has built experience in corporate governance.

He is an Independent Board Member at FIS and has previously served as an Independent Board Member at Ansys and USAA Federal Savings Bank.

These roles have added exposure to board-level decision-making across financial technology, engineering software and financial services.

A new leadership chapter for Adobe

Chakravarthy takes on the CEO role at a time when the technology industry is undergoing rapid change.

The convergence of AI, customer experience, data and enterprise software is reshaping how businesses interact with customers and operate at scale. Adobe’s continued evolution in this environment will require leadership that can connect product innovation with changing customer expectations.

With experience spanning enterprise technology, product strategy, cybersecurity, digital transformation and customer experience, Chakravarthy brings a broad leadership foundation to the role.

His elevation marks the beginning of a new chapter for Adobe, with his technology and business experience expected to shape the company’s priorities as it continues to compete in an increasingly AI-driven enterprise landscape.