# Amit Dayal

> Amit Dayal is Vice President and General Manager of Adobe's Digital Advertising, Learning, and Publishing Business - a portfolio that puts him at the intersection of AdTech, streaming media, and enterprise e-learning. With 30+ years of product leadership spanning Sequent Computer Systems, Oracle, Motorola, Yahoo, Samsung Electronics, and multiple Silicon Valley startups he co-founded or built PM functions from scratch, Dayal brings a rare depth of engineering-to-executive experience to one of tech's most creative companies. Based in Bengaluru, India, he leads strategy, product management, technology, marketing, and sales for Adobe Primetime and related platforms serving major media and entertainment companies globally.

- **Role:** Vice President & General Manager, Adobe Digital Advertising, Learning, & Publishing Business at Adobe
- **Organizations:** Adobe, Yahoo, Samsung Electronics, Oracle, Motorola, Sequent Computer Systems
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Roorkee (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee), Master of Science (M.S.), University of California, Santa Barbara, Master of Business Administration (MBA), UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
- **Known for:** VP & GM overseeing Adobe's Digital Advertising, Learning, and Publishing portfolio, including Adobe Primetime - the streaming platform used by most major media and entertainment companies, Manages global P&L for a SaaS business unit at Adobe, Led strategy, product management, technology, marketing, and sales for Adobe Primetime, enabling D2C and TV Everywhere streaming and TV-quality targeted ad experiences

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Senior technical roles at Sequent Computer Systems
- **Mid career** — Senior technical roles at Oracle
- **Mid career** — Product and technology leadership at Motorola
- **Mid career** — Global product and technology leadership at Yahoo
- **Mid career** — Product and technology leadership at Samsung Electronics
- **Mid career** — Co-founded a Silicon Valley startup; founded product management functions at multiple early-stage Silicon Valley startups
- **Current** — Vice President & General Manager, Digital Advertising, Learning, & Publishing Business at Adobe, based in Bengaluru, India

## Achievements

- VP & GM overseeing Adobe's Digital Advertising, Learning, and Publishing portfolio, including Adobe Primetime - the streaming platform used by most major media and entertainment companies
- Manages global P&L for a SaaS business unit at Adobe
- Led strategy, product management, technology, marketing, and sales for Adobe Primetime, enabling D2C and TV Everywhere streaming and TV-quality targeted ad experiences
- Co-founded a Silicon Valley startup and founded PM functions at multiple early-stage companies
- 30+ years of product and technology leadership across Fortune 500 companies
- Spoke at Adobe Learning Summit 2025 in a fireside chat on practical AI strategies for learning and development professionals, alongside Dr. Majd Sakr (CLO, Accenture)

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Participated in a fireside chat at Adobe Learning Summit 2025 alongside Dr. Majd Sakr, CLO at Accenture, discussing practical AI strategies for learning and development professionals.

## Links

- Website: https://blog.adobe.com/authors/amit-dayal
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitdayal
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/amitdayal

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Last updated: 2026-05-31