Melanie Perkins (born 1987) is an Australian technology entrepreneur. She is best known as for co-founding Canva, an online graphic design platform, with Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams. She serves as the company's chief executive officer. Perkins previously co-founded Fusion Books, a web-based yearbook publisher.
In 2023, she was listed on the Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women[3] and 92nd in Fortune 's list of Most Powerful Women.[4]
Early life
Perkins was born in 1987 in Perth, Western Australia, to an Australian-born mother who worked as a teacher and a Malaysian engineer of Filipino and Sri Lankan heritage.[5][6]