Holly Ransom

Holly Ransom (born 7 February 1990)[1] is a public speaker. She is the founder of Emergent, a one-person consultancy, where she engages and presents to organisations on disruptive strategy. She is also a director of Port Adelaide Football Club[2] and a trustee of The Prince's Charities Australia.[3] She was co-chair of the 2014 Y20 Youth Summit.[4] In 2012 Westpac and Australian Financial Review named her one of Australia's 100 Women of Influence.[5] In 2017, she was Sir Richard Branson's nominee for Wired's 'Smart List'[6] of 'future game changers to watch'. She has appeared as a regular panelist on the ABC Q&A and The Drum programs. In 2018, she interviewed former US president Barack Obama.[7] In 2019, she was awarded the Anne Wexler Fulbright Scholarship and commenced a Masters of Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School.[8] In recognition of her contribution to community, the US Embassy awarded her the 2019 Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Award,[9] while Women in Leadership Australia named her the 2019 Victorian female leader of the year.[10]

Holly Ransom
Born (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990
Perth, Western Australia
EducationBachelor of Arts (Economics), Bachelor of Laws
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
OccupationSocial entrepreneur
Years active2012–present
OrganizationEmergent
TitleWestern Australia Finalist, Young Australian of the Year
Term2013
PredecessorDavid Pocock
SuccessorJohn van Bockxmeer
Board member ofPort Adelaide Football Club
Websiteemergentsolutions.com. # au

References
  1. "Australian of the Year Awards". australianoftheyear.org.au.
  2. Davidson, Darren (4 April 2016). "Holly Ransom, 26, expands AFL's digital frontiers". The Australian. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. Charities, The Prince's (29 July 2016). "We are excited to announce @ozcherylbart @Dominic_UK @HollyRansom and Peter Yu who have recently been appointed #Trustees of @PC_Aust". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. "Australia welcomes Y20 delegates". Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  5. "2012 Event | 100 Women of Influence". www.100womenofinfluence.com.au. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  6. Reynolds, Matt (27 March 2017). "WIRED's 2017 Smart List: tech's biggest names pick the stars of tomorrow". Wired Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. Priestley, Angela (25 March 2018). "Holly Ransom interviews Obama Key Lesson We Must Safeguard Against Complacency". Womens Agenda. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  8. 3 UWA Graduates awarded Fulbright Scholarships|url=http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/2018120711153/alumni/three-uwa-graduates-awarded-fulbright-scholarships
  9. "Congratulations 2019 Fulbright Scholars". Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. 2019 Victorian Award Winner|url=https://www.wla.edu.au/hollyransom.html
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