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Lara Balazs

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Lara Balazs is the Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Global Marketing of Adobe.

Last updated Oct 6, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Role
Chief Marketing Officer & EVP, Global Marketing
Company
Based
San Jose, California, United States
Boards
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Connections
3

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Years in industry
15 years

Bio

Lara Balazs is the Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Global Marketing of Adobe. In her current role, she leads the Global Marketing Organization, encompassing Adobe's brand, Adobe.com, industry events, campaigns, communications, social media, and marketing insights. Before Adobe, she served as CMO and General Manager of the Strategic Partner Group at Intuit, where she oversaw marketing and communications across the company's brands. Earlier in her career, she held marketing leadership roles at Amazon, where she led Worldwide Prime and North America Consumer Marketing; at Visa, where she served as Senior Vice President of North America Marketing and helped lead the company into digital payments with launches including Visa Checkout and Apple Pay; and at Nike. Source 1: adobe.com — Lara Balazs Source 2: adobe.com — Adobe Appoints Lara Balazs as Chief Marketing Officer

Expertise & education

Expertise

First-Party Data StrategyPrivacy-Preserving AdvertisingIdentity ResolutionMarketing Technology StackBrand and Performance MarketingData GovernanceConsumer Trust and Responsible Data UseMeasurement Frameworks

Education

  • MBA, University of Washington Foster School of Business
  • Bachelor's Degree, University of Washington