Founder Profile
Cameron Adams
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Cameron Adams?
Cameron Adams is a founder of Canva Pty Ltd, which was founded in 2013 with Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht.
- Company founded
- Canva Pty Ltd
- Founded
- 2013
- Co-founders
- Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht
Background
Former lead designer at Google, where he worked on early iterations of Google Wave and Google Analytics.
Founding Story
Cameron Adams (born 1980) joined Perkins and Obrecht in 2012 as the technical co-founder. He led the original engineering and product design of the Canva platform, ensuring it could function natively in web browsers without plugin dependencies. He serves as Chief Product Officer, managing Canva's global engineering hubs. Cameron Adams was born in 1980.
Sources
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- Canva Official Corporate Press Releases & Annual Updates (Canva Pty Ltd)
- Australian Financial Review (AFR) Canva Financial Coverage (Canva Pty Ltd)