Bruce Chizen is the CEO of Adobe Systems. Chizen~s customer-focused vision is transforming Adobe from a desktop software business to a technology platform provider for consumers, creative professionals, and enterprises. Chizen also has maintained the company~s legendary employee culture. In 2005, Adobe was named for the sixth year to Fortune Magazine~s annual list of the ?100 Best Companies to Work For.? Prior to becoming CEO in December 2000, Chizen was executive vice president of worldwide products and marketing. In that role, he closely aligned marketing functions and product development to build customer-focused solutions.

Chizen started his career in the consumer electronics business during the first wave of growth in the video game market. He worked in Mattel Electronics~ merchandising group, helping grow it to a $500 million business. Prior to joining Adobe, he held senior positions at Microsoft Corporation and Claris Corporation. Chizen holds a bachelor~s degree from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. He serves on the board of Synopsys, Inc. and is president of the board of directors for the Children~s Discovery Museum of San Jose.