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Melanie Perkins

Melanie Perkins

Co-founder & CEO at Canva

Fusion Books•Greater Sydney Area, Australia

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Experience20+ Years

Executive Overview

Working with an incredible team to empower the world to design with Canva.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • CanvaCurrent
    May 2012–Present· 14 yrs 5 mos
    • Chief Executive Officer, Co-FounderCurrent
      May 2012–Present
  • Fusion BooksCurrent
    2007–Present· 19 yrs 9 mos
    • Founder and DirectorCurrent
      2007–Present
  • Weber Shandwick
    Jun 2007–Jul 2007· 1 mo
    • Public Relations Internship
      Jun 2007–Jul 2007
  • The University of Western Australia
    Feb 2006–Oct 2007· 1 yr 8 mos
    • Multimedia Centre Technical Assistant and Tutor
      Feb 2006–Oct 2007

Education

Innovation Excellence Program (Commercializing Innovation)

University of Western Australia

BA(Arts)/BA(Commerce)

Communications, Pyschology, Marketing and Management

The University of Western Australia

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Melanie Perkins
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

20 of 20 skills
Product ManagementProject ManagementSocial MediaSEOProduct DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentMarketingMobile DevicesUser ExperienceSocial Media MarketingOnline AdvertisingMobile ApplicationsInformation ArchitectureSocial NetworkingBusiness StrategyUser Interface DesignEntrepreneurshipStart-upsWeb 2.0Digital Media