"In the Mobile Internet era there is no room for walled gardens like Apple keeping Flash out"
Shantanu Narayen
Age: 46 years
Title: CEO, Adobe Systems
Career: Started his career with Apple Computers. Moved to Silicon Graphics before founding a photo sharing site Pictra. Joined Adobe in 1998 and became CEO in 2007.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering from Osmania University; master’s degree in computer science from Bowling Green State University; master’s in business administration from the Haas School of Business.
Interests: Tennis and sailing.
(This story appears in the 10 September, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)