Lara Hood Balazs

Lara Hood Balazs holds a distinguished position as Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Global Marketing at Adobe since December 2024. Previously, Lara served on the Board of Directors at Frontdoor, Inc., from January 2023 to December 2025, contributing to the company's focus on homeowner solutions. From January 2018 to December 2024, Lara was the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Strategic Partner Group and Chief Marketing Officer at Intuit, overseeing P&L and growth within the ProTax business. Additionally, Lara participated as a member of the CMO Advisory Board at Ridge Ventures during the same timeframe. Prior experience includes the role of Vice President for Worldwide Prime and North America Marketing at Amazon, where Lara led global marketing efforts for Amazon Prime. Lara Hood Balazs holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a BA in Pre-Law from the University of Washington.