Adobe vs JPMorgan Chase: Founders, CEOs and History

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1. 1799JPMorgan Chase

   Manhattan Company Chartered

   Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton led the effort to obtain a New York charter for the Manhattan Company.

2. 1871JPMorgan Chase

   Drexel, Morgan & Co. Formed

   J. Pierpont Morgan and Anthony Drexel formed Drexel, Morgan & Co. in New York. The partnership developed into J.P. Morgan & Co., creating the Morgan banking lineage that would remain separate from Chase until the companies combined in 2000.

3. 1907JPMorgan Chase

   Panic of 1907

   During the Panic of 1907, J. Pierpont Morgan organized bankers and other private participants to support strained financial institutions. The episode became a defining part of the Morgan firm's history in an era before the Federal Reserve existed.

4. 1955JPMorgan Chase

   Chase Manhattan Created

   The Bank of the Manhattan Company merged with Chase National Bank to form Chase Manhattan Bank. This combination joined the firm's oldest 1799 predecessor with the Chase name and created the institution that later merged with J.P. Morgan.

5. 1982Adobe

   Adobe founded

   John Warnock and Charles Geschke founded Adobe after working together at Xerox.

6. 1984Adobe

   PostScript introduced

   Adobe introduced PostScript, its first product and a foundation of desktop publishing.

7. 1986Adobe

   Adobe completes IPO

   Adobe completed its initial public offering and its shares began trading on Nasdaq.

8. 1987Adobe

   Illustrator launched

   Adobe introduced Illustrator for vector graphics.

9. 1990Adobe

   Photoshop 1.0 released

   Adobe released the first version of Photoshop after licensing the software from Thomas and John Knoll.

10. 1993Adobe

    Acrobat and PDF introduced

    Adobe introduced Acrobat and the Portable Document Format.

11. 2000Adobe

    Bruce Chizen becomes CEO

    Bruce Chizen succeeded John Warnock as chief executive officer.

12. 2000JPMorgan Chase

    Chase and J.P. Morgan Merge

    Chase Manhattan and J.P. Morgan & Co. completed their merger, combining commercial and consumer banking with investment banking and institutional services. JPMorgan Chase identifies this transaction as the formation of the modern company.

13. 2004JPMorgan Chase

    Bank One Merger

    JPMorgan Chase completed its $58.546 billion stock-for-stock merger with Bank One on July 1.

14. 2005Adobe

    Macromedia acquisition completed

    Adobe completed its stock acquisition of Macromedia, adding products including Flash and Dreamweaver.

15. 2006JPMorgan Chase

    Jamie Dimon Becomes CEO

    Jamie Dimon succeeded William B. Harrison Jr. as chief executive on January 1. Dimon had joined JPMorgan Chase as president and chief operating officer when the Bank One merger closed and became chairman one year after becoming CEO.

16. 2007Adobe

    Shantanu Narayen becomes CEO

    Shantanu Narayen became Adobe's chief executive officer in December 2007.

17. 2008JPMorgan Chase

    Bear Stearns Acquired

    JPMorgan Chase completed its acquisition of Bear Stearns during the financial crisis.

18. 2008JPMorgan Chase

    Washington Mutual Operations Acquired

    After Washington Mutual Bank entered FDIC receivership, JPMorgan Chase paid $1.9 billion to acquire its banking operations, including assets, deposits, and qualified financial contracts under the transaction terms.

19. 2009Adobe

    Omniture acquisition completed

    Adobe acquired Omniture and expanded into web analytics and digital marketing software.

20. 2013Adobe

    Creative Cloud subscription shift

    Adobe stopped developing new Creative Suite releases and focused future creative-software releases on Creative Cloud subscriptions.

21. 2018Adobe

    Marketo acquisition completed

    Adobe completed its $4.75 billion acquisition of Marketo.

22. 2021Adobe

    Frame.io acquisition completed

    Adobe completed its acquisition of Frame.io for approximately $1.275 billion.

23. 2023Adobe

    Firefly launched

    Adobe introduced Firefly generative-AI models and began integrating them into its applications.

24. 2023Adobe

    Figma agreement terminated

    Adobe and Figma mutually terminated their proposed merger after concluding there was no clear path to regulatory approval.

25. 2023JPMorgan Chase

    First Republic Acquired from FDIC

    JPMorgan Chase acquired the substantial majority of First Republic Bank's assets and assumed deposits and certain liabilities from the FDIC.

26. 2025Adobe

    Fiscal 2025 revenue reaches $23.769 billion

    Adobe reported $23.769 billion in revenue and $7.130 billion in net income for fiscal 2025.

27. 2025JPMorgan Chase

    FY2025 Net Revenue of $182.447B

    JPMorgan Chase reported U.S. GAAP total net revenue of $182.447 billion and net income of $57.048 billion. Its managed, fully taxable-equivalent segment presentation reported $185.581 billion of total net revenue across CCB, CIB, AWM, and Corporate.

28. 2026Adobe

    Anil Chakravarthy named next CEO

    Adobe appointed Anil Chakravarthy to become president and CEO on December 1, 2026, with Shantanu Narayen becoming executive chair.

29. 2026JPMorgan Chase

    Chase to Become Apple Card Issuer

    On January 7, 2026 Apple and Chase announced that Chase will replace Goldman Sachs as Apple Card issuer over about 24 months.

30. 2026JPMorgan Chase

    Co-Presidents Named

    Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh were named co-presidents in June 2026, and Marianne Lake announced her retirement.

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