Portrait of Mike Cannon-Brookes

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Mike Cannon-Brookes

Net worth $8.1B

Software · Australia

Born
Nov 17, 1979
Age
46
Source
Software
Residence
Sydney
Citizenship
Australia
Marital status
Separated
Children
4
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of New South Wales

Net worth over time

Biography

  • 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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