Executive Profile

Bruce R. Chizen Advisor, Inspovation Ventures

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Background

Mr. Bruce R. Chizen is a Venture Partner and Member of Advisory Board at Voyager Capital. Mr. Chizen has strategic insight and leadership experience to technology entrepreneurs offering innovative solutions in digital media and software. He serves as an Adviser of Inspovation Ventures. Mr. Chizen also serves as Senior Adviser of Permira Advisers Ltd. Mr. Chizen joined Permira Advisers Ltd. on February 11, 2009. He was an Advisor of Voxa, Inc. He served as a Strategic ... Adviser of Adobe Systems Inc. since December 2007. He served at Enliven Marketing Technologies Corporation. Mr. Chizen served as the Chief Executive Officer at Adobe Systems Inc. from December 2000 to December 1, 2007 and its President from April 2000 to January 2005. As the Chief Executive Officer of Adobe, he tripled Adobe's revenue and turned a company known mainly for its popular design products into one of the most significant forces in the software industry. Additionally, he led the company’s expansion into new markets, including enterprise, knowledge worker and consumer. Mr. Chizen joined Adobe upon the closing of the acquisition of Aldus Corporation in August 1994 as its Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Products Division. He served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Graphic Products Division at Adobe Systems from December 1997 to August 1998 and served as its Executive Vice President of Worldwide Products and Marketing from August 1998 to April 2000. Mr. Chizen served as Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Division at Aldus Corporation from February 1994 to August 1994. He joined Claris Corporation in 1987 as its founding Senior Manager and served as its Vice President of Sales and Worldwide Marketing from November 1992 to February 1994. Mr. Chizen served as Vice President and General Manager of Claris Clear Choice at FileMaker, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc. In 1983, he joined as Eastern Region Sales Director of Microsoft Corporation. From 1980 to 1983, Mr. Chizen worked in Mattel Electronics' merchandising group, helping grow it to a $500 million business. He started his career in the consumer Electronics business during the first wave of growth in the video game market. He has been Member of Advisory Board of DFV Wines since March 2012. Mr. Chizen has been a Director of Oracle Corp. since July 2008 and serves as its Presiding Director. Mr. Chizen has been an Independent Director for Synopsys Inc. since April 2001. He serves as a Board Member of NDS Ltd. He also serves on a number of non-profit boards. Mr. Chizen serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose. He serves as a Director of Elemental Technologies Inc. He served as a Director of Adobe Systems Inc. since December 2000. Mr. Chizen holds a B.S. from Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

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