When did Aanchal Gupta become Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Adobe?

The appointment was announced in the week of July 28, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.

Where did Aanchal Gupta work before Adobe?

Before the appointment, Aanchal Gupta was CVP, Office Product Group at Microsoft, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).

Who does the head of security at Adobe report to?

In its fiscal 2025 annual report (Form 10-K, filed January 15, 2026), Adobe describes the role that runs security as Chief Security Officer, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer.

Executive record

Aanchal Gupta

Career profile: Aanchal Gupta on CISO Spotlights ↗

Aanchal Gupta is Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Adobe. The appointment was announced in the week of July 28, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.

Before the appointment: CVP, Office Product Group at Microsoft, per the same source.

1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated November 10, 2026

Career timeline

Every move the record holds for Aanchal Gupta, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.

week of July 28, 2025· Appointment
Named Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Adobe
Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-07-28) ↗ · Move record
Before July 2025· Earlier role
CVP, Office Product Group at Microsoft
Named in the announcement of the Adobe appointment · Source: SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-07-28) ↗

The company: Adobe

Sector: Technology
Region: North America
Company record: Who runs security at Adobe: 1 confirmed move on the record
Annual report: Cybersecurity section of the fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, filed January 15, 2026
Reporting line: The filing describes the role that runs security as Chief Security Officer, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer.
Board oversight: Named in the filing: Audit Committee.

In their own words

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Elsewhere

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Appointed in the same period

Other security chiefs in Technology whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Aanchal Gupta's, nearest first (8 of 10). The Technology bench

week of August 4, 2025
Ryan Davis, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at New Charter Technologies
August 21, 2025
Eric Freeman, Chief Information Security Officer at WRITER
week of September 1, 2025
Stan Black, Chief Information Security Officer at D-Wave Quantum
September 10, 2025
Ravi Soin, Chief Information Security Officer at Smartsheet
September 10, 2025
Ty Sbano, Chief Information Security Officer at Webflow
June 10, 2025
Elyse Gunn, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Nasuni
week of June 2, 2025
Amy Herzog, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at AWS
May 27, 2025
Anupam Saha, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Biz2X

Record facts

Time in the seat: About 1 year 3 months since the appointment was announced (week of July 28, 2025), as of November 2026
Moves on the record: 1 confirmed move, each with its source
On the record since: September 26, 2026
Technology in 2026: 39 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record

How these are counted. Time in the seat: Counted in whole months from the announcement of the appointment, the date the record holds; announcements rarely give a start date.

Questions about Aanchal Gupta

Who leads security at Adobe?: Aanchal Gupta is Chief Security Officer (CSO) at Adobe. The appointment was announced in the week of July 28, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves.
When did Aanchal Gupta become Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Adobe?: The appointment was announced in the week of July 28, 2025, per SecurityWeek Industry Moves. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Where did Aanchal Gupta work before Adobe?: Before the appointment, Aanchal Gupta was CVP, Office Product Group at Microsoft, according to the announcement (SecurityWeek Industry Moves).
Who does the head of security at Adobe report to?: In its fiscal 2025 annual report (Form 10-K, filed January 15, 2026), Adobe describes the role that runs security as Chief Security Officer, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer.

Sources

1.SecurityWeek Industry Moves (week of 2025-07-28) ↗: the appointment at Adobe, week of July 28, 2025
2.SEC EDGAR: Form 10-K, fiscal 2025 ↗: the company's cybersecurity disclosure
3.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site

This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.

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