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.
[2] Obrecht earned a degree from The University of Western Australia.
[1] In January 2021, he married Melanie Perkins on Rottnest Island.
[1][2] Obrecht first appeared on The Australian Financial Review Rich List in 2020 with a net worth of A$3.43 billion.
[note a][3] As of May 2023[update], 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.