Presidential Lecture Series: Shantanu Narayen

Shantanu Narayen, chair and CEO of Adobe, will join Purdue University President Mung Chiang in March for a Presidential Lecture Series event.

The lecture, titled “AI’s Next Wave: Delivering Intelligence Inside Software,” is at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall. Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but a ticket is required. For tickets and more information, go here. The Purdue Convocations bag policy will be in effect for this event.

Narayen has transformed Adobe into an industry innovator by pioneering a cloud-based subscription model for its creative software, establishing the global standard for digital documents, and creating and leading the explosive digital experience category. Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as vice president and general manager of its engineering technology group. He became president and chief operating officer in 2005, CEO in 2007, and chair of the board in 2017. He has been recognized by several publications as one of the world’s leading executives, including Barron’s World’s Best CEOs and Fortune Businessperson of the Year lists, and named a Top CEO by Glassdoor based on employee feedback.