SHANTANU

NARAYEN
CEO | ADOBE SYSTEMS
A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER
Mr. Narayen believes in teamwork and encourages his employees to be the best;
overcoming the self-interest and working for the best of the company by setting up
a vision.

CHARACTERISTICS
Leading by work rather than words attitude.
Adaptability is the major characteristic in Narayen's career
Open to others idea and suggestions
Witty decision making
NARAYEN'S SUCCESS STORY
EDUCATION
• Growing up in Hyderabad he got
the degree in electronics and
communication engineering
(University College of
Engineering)
• Got his masters degree in CS
from Ohio, and completed MBA
from University of California.
SILICON VALLEY LIFE ADOBE JOURNEY
• Was part of a start-up "Measurex '98 - Vice President
automation Systems" '05 - President along with COO
'07 - CEO
• Served in senior management '17 - Chairman
position in Apple (1989-1995)
OTHERS
• Worked in Silicon Graphics as
• Narayen is a board member of Pfizer
director of desktop and
collaboration products.
• Was director of Dell for some time
• Started Pictra Inc., his own
• Was in the Barack Obama's advisory
product for sharing photos.
board
• Padma Shri for Trade & Industry
(2019).
NARAYEN AS CEO OF ADOBE
• When Narayen took over ADOBE as CEO, he had the responsibility to
stabilize the sinking status of the company.

• He introduced the cloud-based subscription model for the

adobe's creative suite.

• As a CEO Narayen helped Adobe achieve the record revenue of the

company.

• He maintains a great working culture in his company, and was awarded

" Great Place to Work" and the "Most Admired Company" by Fortune.
 APPEALING FACTORS OF
MR. NARAYEN

V E L
VISIONARY GATHER EXPERIENCES LEADERSHIP

Mr. Narayen showed his Mr. Narayen worked for Working as a

visionary ability as a CEO of
adobe, where he set the
vision to be a cloud-based
service for the adobe suites.
several companies, gathered
experiences on his way to
becoming a successful CEO
at Adobe.
transformational leader is
never a cup of tea for
everyone, turning around the
vision of a company and
making it a success is just
impressive.
LESSONS FOR
THE PROJECT
MANAGERS
• ALWAYS ACCEPT THE NEED FOR THE
CHANGES, BE IT SHUTTLE OR BIG

• PROPER COMMUNICATION WITH THE TEAM

MEMBERS IS VITAL

• MANAGING THE MARKET AND BOARDS

EXPECTATIONS SHOULD BE THE PRIORITY

• ALWAYS THINK FOR THE FUTURE

THANK
YOU !!
Think Big
 https://www.ceotodaymagazine.com/2018/09/transformati
onal-leadership-what-it-is-and-how-you-can-put-it-into-ac
tion/

RESOURCES 10 Things You Didn't Know about Shantanu Narayen (mo

& neyinc.com)

REFERENCE 5 Leadership Qualities from Famous CEOs | Ideas by We

(wework.com)

S Shantanu Narayen - Wikipedia