Harold Charles Mitchell AC (13 May 1942 – 10 February 2024) was an Australian businessman, media buyer, philanthropist and humanitarian.
[citation needed] In 2000, he created the Harold Mitchell Foundation, which donates money to various causes promoting community health and the arts.
[3] Mitchell was a champion of sport, helping to ensure the long term viability of soccer in Australia.
[3][5] Mitchell was a major promoter of Australia overseas, such as in bringing Australian Indigenous art to millions worldwide.
[10] In the Queen's Birthday Honours of 2010, he was appointed a Companion (AC) of the Order of Australia, then Australia's highest civilian honour, "For eminent service to the community through leadership and philanthropic endeavours in the fields of art, health and education and as a supporter of humanitarian aid in Timor-Leste and Indigenous communities".