Shantanu Narayen vs Mark Bishof

Shantanu Narayen

CEO of Adobe

BIO: Preserving the status quo is not a winning strategy. As Adobe CEO, this core belief drove Shantanu and his leadership team’s successful transformation of Adobe, moving its creative software franchise from the desktop to the cloud, while creating and leading the explosive digital marketing category. He is passionate about building and empowering teams to drive product innovation and scale Adobe’s business globally, while advancing the company as a respected global brand and corporate citizen. Originally from Hyderabad, India, Shantanu has an undergraduate degree in electronics engineering, a master’s degree in computer science, and an MBA from UC Berkeley. He is a board member of Pfizer, and Vice Chairman of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum. Shantanu was named one of the World’s Best CEOs by Barron’s in 2019, the fourth consecutive year he's received the honor, and was ranked as a Top CEO by Glassdoor in 2019.

Mark Bishof

CEO of Medallia

BIO: As a pioneer in experience management technology with over 40 years of leadership experience, Mark drives Medallia’s vision and execution as CEO. Most recently, he served as strategic advisor and chief business officer for Qualtrics following its Clarabridge acquisition. As CEO of Clarabridge, Mark pivoted the business into a conversational AI leader that sold to Qualtrics for $1.1 billion. Mark also served as CEO of Flexera Software and has been on the Board of the Nature Conservancy, Pace Harman, Bucknell University, and several Thoma Bravo portfolio companies. Early in his career he held leadership roles at IBM, Crossworlds Software, Deloitte Consulting, and Booz, Allen & Hamilton, and spent five years with the U.S. Navy.