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Bruce Chizen is an American businessman who served as the CEO of Adobe Systems from 2000 to 2007. He was born on October 28, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York. Chizen attended Brooklyn Technical High School and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1977 with a degree in Business Administration. He began his career at Apple Computer in 1979, and then moved to Microsoft in 1983. In 1992, he joined the software company Aldus Corporation, which was later acquired by Adobe Systems in 1994. Chizen was appointed CEO of Adobe Systems in 2000, and served in that role until 2007. During his tenure, Adobe's revenue grew from $800 million to $3.2 billion. He also oversaw the acquisition of Macromedia in 2005. Chizen is currently a venture partner at Ignition Partners, a venture capital firm. He is also a board member of several companies, including the software company Autodesk, the online retailer Zulily, and the software company AppDirect. As of 2021, Bruce Chizen's net worth is estimated to be $100 million.
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Bruce Chizen is a senior advisor for private-equity firm Permira and has been a venture partner with Voyager Capital since 2009.[1]. He also sits on the boards of Informatica, Oracle Corporation, Synopsys, Elemental Technologies, and NDS, a pay TV technology company. Chizen also sits on several nonprofit boards, including the Silicon Valley Education Foundation and of 1st Act Silicon Valley.
In 1994 Aldus Corporation hired Chizen to run its Consumer Division in San Diego (what was formerly Silicon Beach Software). Later that year, Aldus was acquired by Adobe Systems and Chizen became Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Products. He was named CEO of Adobe in April 2000. His most notable action as CEO was the acquisition of Macromedia. In an interview, Chizen stated that the primary reason for acquiring Macromedia was to get Flash. During his 14 years at the company, Chizen engaged in transforming Adobe from a developer of graphics and publishing software into a leading diverse supplier of design, media, and business tools. On November 12, 2007, Adobe Systems announced that Bruce Chizen would step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer effective December 1, to be replaced by Shantanu Narayen, Adobe's current president and Chief Operating Officer.
In 1987, he joined Claris as a founding senior manager and later held positions as vice president of sales and of worldwide marketing before becoming vice president and general manager of Claris Clear Choice.
From 1980 to 1983, he worked in Mattel Electronics' merchandising group, helping it grow into a US$500 million business. In 1983, Chizen joined Microsoft as the company's eastern region sales director.
Chizen earned a B.S. from Brooklyn College (City University of New York) in 1978.
Bruce R. Chizen (born 1956) is an American executive. He was the chief executive officer of Adobe Systems from 2000 to 2007.
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