Mala Sharma

Mala Sharma is Vice President & General Manager of Creative Cloud Product Marketing & Community and Digital Media Education at Adobe. She practices a mindful approach to business and is passionate about building self-worth through creativity and education. A 15+ year Adobe veteran, and a key member of the leadership team that transitioned Adobe into a SaaS powerhouse, Mala’s team markets some of the most iconic brands in creative software, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro and Lightroom.

She is a passionate advocate for the creative community and for making Adobe’s tools widely accessible to youth and a broader base of users. Mala holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business and an MBA from universities in India.

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Empowering learners with AI from classrooms to career

Adobe is providing K-12 students and teachers across the United States with free access to Adobe Express for Education.

09-10-2025

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Building future-ready classrooms for students and teachers

Adobe is partnering with California to prepare an AI-ready workforce for the future by expanding access to Adobe’s classroom-ready AI tools and resources.

08-07-2025

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Meet the next-generation creators using technology in unprecedented ways

Young Lions Competition and Adobe Digital Edge Awards winners find inspiration in generative AI as a metaphor for diversity and canvas for exploring human values

10-03-2024

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Giving gratitude to teachers this teacher appreciation month

At Adobe, we strive to be champions and partners for teachers and educators everywhere. Enabling Creativity for All has never been more important as the world continues to grow more digital and visual storytelling becomes imperative.

05-11-2023

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Adobe and the All India Council for Technical Education empower educators and students with essential digital creativity skills

Adobe and the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) partner together to empower more than 75,000 educators across 10,000 Indian higher education institutions with access to Adobe Express over the next two years.

08-31-2022

Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education.

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Introducing Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education

Introducing Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, helping your classroom get started with awesome creative tools.

12-13-2021

Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education.

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Introducing Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education

Adobe’s mission of enabling Creativity for All holds a special meaning when it comes to education. Students have long been near and dear to our ...

12-13-2021

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Improving student outcomes: Quantifying the impact of creative skills on college and career

This first-of-its kind research in partnership with Civitas Learning and LinkedIn measures the effects of integrating creative and digital literacy skills across general higher education courses, and the impact of these skills on career trajectory.

10-12-2021

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Announcing the 2021-2022 Creative Residents

Announcing our new Creative Residents at Adobe for 2021-2022.

06-14-2021

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Bringing creativity into any classroom with Khan Academy

Today, I’m excited to announce the launch of a major partnership between Adobe and Khan Academy.

05-05-2021

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Democratizing digital literacy: Adobe unveils readability research partnerships at MAX

From Adobe’s invention of the PDF, to its status as an open standard today, the whole world relies on the ubiquitous PDF to communicate, connect, ...

10-20-2020

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Celebrating the creative community

This year has been surprising and unparalleled in the way it has disrupted all facets of life. While it’s easy to only focus on the ...

09-04-2020

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