Scott Farquhar

Scott Farquhar is a computer scientist who co-founded Atlassian with Mike Cannon-Brookes while studying at the University of New South Wales. Farquhar's founding contribution was the technical architecture and engineering culture that enabled Atlassian to build scalable, reliable enterprise software with a small team. He shared Cannon-Brookes' conviction that product quality and self-service distribution could replace the traditional enterprise sales model.

Scott Farquhar has served as Atlassian's co-CEO since 2002 alongside Mike Cannon-Brookes, making the pair one of the longest-running co-CEO partnerships in business history. Farquhar has overseen the technical and engineering aspects of the company's growth, from the initial Jira bug tracker to the comprehensive cloud platform that serves 300,000+ customers today. He has been instrumental in maintaining the company's engineering culture, R&D intensity, and product quality standards. Farquhar's personal net worth is estimated at $25-30 billion, and insider trading data shows he sold approximately 505,890 shares for an estimated $75 million in the six months prior to June 2026, matching Cannon-Brookes' selling activity.