# Mike Polner

> Mike Polner is VP of Product Marketing and GM of Next Gen Creators at Adobe, where he leads the Firefly generative AI business and oversees creative tools including Lightroom, Photoshop, and Premiere. With over 20 years in marketing and product leadership, he has a track record of scaling consumer businesses - growing Uber Eats from $100M to $50B+ GMV and helping Cameo reach a $1B valuation. A former VP of Marketing at Discord and product marketing leader at Cameo and Uber Eats, Polner is at the center of Adobe's push to make AI-powered creativity accessible to the next generation of creators.

- **Role:** VP, Product Marketing & GM, Next Gen Creators at Adobe
- **Organizations:** Adobe, Discord, Cameo, Uber Eats, FiveStars, Apsalar, PubMatic, Electronic Arts
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Marketing, University of Colorado Boulder, Executive Education in Leadership & Strategy, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Scaled Uber Eats from $100M to $50B+ in gross merchandise value, surpassing Uber Rides in bookings, Helped drive Cameo to a $1B valuation as VP of Marketing, Led Adobe Firefly's expansion as an all-in-one AI creative space with third-party model integration (Google Nano, GPT, Runway Gen-4)

## Career timeline

- **2016-01 to 2017-01** — Director of Product Marketing & Communications at FiveStars, a Y-Combinator backed startup later acquired for $317M
- **2017-2020** — Global Head of Product Marketing at Uber Eats - scaled the business from $100M to $50B+ GMV, helping Uber Eats surpass Uber Rides in bookings
- **2020-2022** — VP of Marketing / Sr. Director, Product Marketing & Insights at Cameo - helped drive the platform to a $1B valuation
- **2022** — VP, Global Head of Marketing at Discord - led brand refresh and major marketing initiatives
- **2023-present** — VP, Product Marketing & GM, Next Gen Creators at Adobe - leads Firefly generative AI business, oversees Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere, and creator tools

## Achievements

- Scaled Uber Eats from $100M to $50B+ in gross merchandise value, surpassing Uber Rides in bookings
- Helped drive Cameo to a $1B valuation as VP of Marketing
- Led Adobe Firefly's expansion as an all-in-one AI creative space with third-party model integration (Google Nano, GPT, Runway Gen-4)
- Oversaw the integration of YouTube partnership for Adobe creative tools
- Led Adobe Firefly to remove AI generation limits for subscribers
- FiveStars was acquired for $317M after his tenure
- Featured as speaker at VidSummit 2025
- Released Adobe Creators' Toolkit Report at Adobe MAX 2025, showing 86% of global creators embracing generative AI

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Presented findings from Adobe's inaugural Creators' Toolkit Report at Adobe MAX 2025, revealing 86% of global creators embrace generative AI
- **2025-10** — Adobe Firefly under his leadership launched with no generation limits and integration of third-party AI models including Google Nano, GPT, and Runway Gen-4
- **2025** — Featured on Creator Upload Podcast with Mark Rober and Cleo Abram discussing Adobe MAX announcements and AI tools for creators
- **2025** — Listed as speaker at VidSummit 2025

## Links

- Website: https://blog.adobe.com/authors/mike-polner
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepolner
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/mike_polner
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikepolner

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Last updated: 2026-05-31