Adobe
Adobe makes creative software and develops the Firefly family of generative models. Its company history began with digital printing in 1982. Firefly arrived in 2023, initially for images and text effects, before expanding into other media.
Company & leadership
- Current CEO
- Shantanu Narayen, as of 7 November 2026. He became CEO in 2007.
- Announced succession
- Anil Chakravarthy is due to become president and CEO on 1 December 2026. Narayen is due to become executive chair.
- Initial public offering
- 20 August 1986.
- Legal history
- Incorporated in California in October 1983; reincorporated in Delaware in May 1997.
Founders
- John Warnock and Charles (Chuck) Geschke.
