Prativa Mohapatra is an accomplished business leader with nearly three decades of experience in the global technology industry. As Vice President and Managing Director for Adobe India, she leads the company’s India business across Adobe Experience Cloud, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Adobe Document Cloud, with responsibility for strategy, operations, customer engagement, market growth, and CSR initiatives.

Over her career, Prativa has built and scaled high-performing teams, led large-scale business transformations, and driven the adoption of emerging and disruptive technologies. Prior to joining Adobe, she held senior leadership roles at IBM, including Vice President of Digital Sales for Asia Pacific. Across her tenure at IBM, she led diverse sales organisations, scaled teams in high-growth environments, and consistently focused on customer excellence. She began her career at PwC and has also played a role in evangelising Cognitive Solutions and Artificial Intelligence technologies.

Prativa serves on the Executive Council of NASSCOM and has been widely recognised for her impact on India’s technology ecosystem. Her honours include being featured on Fortune India’s Most Powerful Women list, Business Today’s Most Powerful Women in Business, and Businessworld’s Most Influential Women. She is known for her people-first leadership style and her commitment to building inclusive, high-performing organisations.

She holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from NIT Rourkela and is a recipient of the institute’s prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award. Prativa also completed her post-graduation in Management, specialising in Systems and Finance, from the Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar. A sports enthusiast, Prativa is based in Gurgaon, where she lives with her husband, an entrepreneur, and their daughter.