Atlassian Corporation announced it is appointing Scott Belsky to its Board of Directors effective August 1, 2024. Scott is the Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Vice President, Design & Emerging Products, at Adobe, a leader in creative, digital document and digital experience technology. Scott leads corporate strategy and development, is responsible for design across Adobe?s products, and is driving the incubation of some of Adobe?s fastest growing emerging products.
As Chief Strategy Officer, Scott plants flags for future opportunities in all of Adobe?s markets and leads investments, engagements, and acquisitions in the startup ecosystem. Scott is Adobe?s design leader, working to continuously uplevel design of all Adobe products. And he leads development of key emerging products: 3D & Immersive products, Adobe Stock & Marketplace, and Behance.
Prior to this role, Scott was Adobe?s Chief Product Officer for five years, leading the development of all Creative Cloud products. Under his leadership, the company launched Adobe Express, brought flagship products like Photoshop and Illustrator to web and mobile platforms, incubated the company?s 3D & Immersive products, and created the Content Authenticity Initiative, which fosters attribution for creators and enables transparency in digital content. Scott serves on the advisory board of Cornell University?s Entrepreneurship Program and the board of trustees for the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
He has also been an advisor on design and product management for leading companies and institutions, including Pinterest, Uber and Airtable. Scott is a best-selling author of two books, ?The Messy Middle? and ?Making Ideas Happen.?
Scott holds a bachelor?s degree from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.