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Melanie Perkins CEO
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Career Highlights
Awards & Recognition
Forbes World's 100 Most Powerful Women (2023)
Fortune's Most Powerful Women 92nd place (2023)
Forbes 30 Under 30 (2016)
Forbes Top Under 30 of the Decade (2020)
Forbes Australia's 50 Richest People (2024)
Australian Financial Review Rich List (2023)
TIME 100 Next Generation Leaders
Notable Facts
Co-founder and CEO of Canva, valued at $40+ billion
One of the youngest female CEOs of a tech unicorn
Net worth estimated at $7.6 billion (Forbes 2026)
Rejected by over 100 investors before securing funding
Joined the Giving Pledge, committing to donate half her fortune
Married to co-founder Cliff Obrecht on Rottnest Island (2021)
Previously founded Fusion Books, Australia's largest yearbook publisher
Canva serves 165+ million users across 190 countries
Company generates $3+ billion in annual recurring revenue
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