Mike Cannon-Brookes
$11.4B
Born
Nov 17, 1979
Age
46
Source of Wealth
Software
Residence
Sydney,
Citizenship
Australia
Marital Status
Separated
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of New South Wales
- Mike Cannon-Brookes is cofounder and CEO of collaboration software firm Atlassian, based in Sydney.
- He and cofounder Scott Farquhar started the company soon after graduating from college, funding it with credit cards.
- In 2023, he took over Sydney based renewable energy outfit Sun Cable. It was a joint venture with fellow billionaire Andrew Forrest but they fell out.
- He acquired a minority stake in Australian energy company AGL Energy in 2022.
- In 2023, he separated from Annie, his wife of 13 years.
- In 2020, Cannon-Brookes bought a minority stake in NBA team Utah Jazz, along with Qualtrics cofounder Ryan Smith.
- Cannon-Brookes has been a vocal advocate for reducing Australia's reliance on fossil fuels, in favor of renewable energy sources.
- In 2021, Mike and his wife Annie pledged to donate $1.5 billion of their wealth by 2030, earmarking it for climate change charity and investments.
- His Grok Ventures, a venture capital firm he owns along with his wife Annie, invests in ventures focussed on sustainable solutions.
- The Singapore government has given a conditional approval to import low-carbon electricity from Cannon Brookes' renewable player Sun Cable.
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