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Clifford Obrecht (born 1985 or 1986) is an Australian billionaire technology entrepreneur, who is the co-founder (with Melanie Perkins) and chief operating officer (COO) of Canva and owns 18% of the company.
Early life and education
Clifford was born to Stan Obrecht, a government employee and Mary Obrecht, a school teacher. He grew up in Kingsley, a suburb to the north of Perth.
Obrecht earned a degree from The University of Western Australia.
Personal life
In January 2021, he married Melanie Perkins on Rottnest Island.
= Net worth
=Obrecht first appeared on The Australian Financial Review Rich List in 2020 with a net worth of A$3.43 billion.[note a] As of May 2023, The Australian Financial Review assessed his and Perkins' joint net worth as A$13.18 billion on the 2023 Rich List; making them the ninth wealthiest Australians. As of September 2022, Forbes assessed his net worth at US$6.5 billion.
Notes
^[note a] : Obrecht's net worth is assessed in Financial Review Rich List as being held jointly with his spouse and business partner, Melanie Perkins.