Cliff Obrecht
{{Short description|Australian billionaire technology entrepreneur}}
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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.{{cite news |last1=Sier |first1=Jessica |title=The yin and yang that made Canva a $55b behemoth |url=https://www.afr.com/technology/the-yin-and-yang-that-made-canva-a-55b-behemoth-20220204-p59tpv |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Australian Financial Review |date=25 February 2022}} He grew up in {{WAcity|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 {{AUD}}3.43 billion.{{ref|1|[note a]}} {{as of|2023|05}}, The Australian Financial Review assessed his and Perkins' joint net worth as {{AUD}}13.18 billion on the 2023 Rich List; making them the ninth wealthiest Australians. As of September 2022, Forbes assessed his net worth at {{USD}}6.5 billion.{{cite web|title=Forbes profile: Cliff Obrecht |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/cliff-obrecht/ |work=Forbes |access-date=12 September 2022}}
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- {{note|1|[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.
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Australian billionaires
Category:Australian company founders
Category:Technology company founders
Category:Businesspeople from Perth, Western Australia
Category:21st-century Australian businesspeople