Melanie Perkins — Co-founder & CEO, Canva

**Melanie Perkins** is the co-founder and CEO of **Canva**, the online design platform valued at approximately $26B with over 170 million monthly active users across 190 countries. Born in Perth, Australia, she started her first design business (Fusion Books, a yearbook design tool) at age 19 while still at university. After being rejected by over 100 investors, she co-founded Canva in 2013 with Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams, building it into one of the most successful Australian tech companies in history.