Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director Role: Independent Director, Oracle Corporation Board Tenure: 2008 – present Committee Memberships: Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee; Finance and Audit Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Bruce R. Chizen holds a documented governance role at Oracle Corporation. Oracle Corporation is a major enterprise software and cloud computing company and made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities. Oracle has significant U.S. federal government cloud computing contracts (including classified government cloud), is significantly affected by federal IT procurement policy, and its founder Larry Ellison has had documented personal and financial relationships with the Trump administration, including the TikTok acquisition discussions. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.

Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director. Board membership is a matter of public record.

What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Personal political opinions, party affiliation, or protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion.

Biographical Overview

Bruce R. Chizen served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Adobe Systems, Inc. from 2000 to 2007, guiding the company through its transition from packaged software to subscription-based creative software and enterprise document management. Before becoming CEO, he served in various product and sales leadership roles at Adobe. Under Chizen’s leadership, Adobe acquired Macromedia (including Flash, ColdFusion, and Dreamweaver), significantly expanding its product portfolio. He joined Adobe in 1994 and is credited with its transformation into a broad creative software platform. His experience leading a major enterprise software company is directly relevant to Oracle’s similar business model in enterprise applications and cloud software.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL)
• Board tenure: 2008 – present
• Committee assignments: Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee; Finance and Audit Committee

Other Current Board Memberships (if applicable)

Chizen has served on the boards of multiple technology companies following his retirement from Adobe.

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Oracle Corporation corporate donor profile.

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Sources

• Oracle Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2025; SEC EDGAR
• Adobe Systems corporate records (public)