Cliff Obrecht


Clifford Obrecht is an Australian billionaire technology entrepreneur, who is the co-founder and chief operating officer 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. He grew up in, 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 3.43 billion., the Australian Financial Review assessed his and Perkins' joint net worth as 14.14 billion, on the 2025 Rich List; making them the sixth wealthiest Australians. As of September 2022, Forbes assessed his net worth at 6.5 billion.