Holly Ransom | |
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Born | |
Education | Bachelor of Arts (Economics), Bachelor of Laws, Master of Public Policy |
Alma mater | University of Western Australia, Harvard Kennedy School |
Occupation | Social entrepreneur |
Years active | 2012–present |
Organization | Emergent |
Title | Western Australia Finalist, Young Australian of the Year |
Term | 2013 |
Predecessor | David Pocock |
Successor | John van Bockxmeer |
Board member of | Port Adelaide Football Club |
Website |
hollyransom |
Holly Ransom (born 7 February 1990) [1] is a public speaker, author and content curator. She is the founder of Emergent, her public speaking company, where she engages and presents to organizations on disruptive strategy. She is also a director of Port Adelaide Football Club [2] and a trustee of The Prince's Charities Australia. [3]
In 2012 Westpac and Australian Financial Review named her one of Australia's 100 Women of Influence. [4] She was co-chair of the 2014 Y20 Youth Summit. [5]
Ransom became the youngest board member in Port Adelaide history, when her appointment was announced in 2016.
In 2017, she was Sir Richard Branson's nominee for Wired's 'Smart List' [6] of 'future game changers to watch'.
Ransom has appeared as a regular panelist on the ABC programs Q&A and The Drum. In 2018, she interviewed former US president Barack Obama. [7] In 2019, she was awarded the Anne Wexler Fulbright Scholarship. [8] In recognition of her contribution to community, the US Embassy awarded her the 2019 Eleanor Roosevelt Leadership Award, [9] while Women & Leadership Australia named her the winner of the 2019 Victorian Excellence in Women's Leadership Award. [10]
Ransom's first book The Leading Edge was published by Penguin on July 20, 2021. [11] She also serves as Pride Cup chair, [12] and was a member on the steering committee for Port Adelaide's AFLW team, scheduled to make its competitive debut in late 2022. [13]