# Scott Farquhar

_Australian businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Scott Farquhar is an Australian businessman who is the co-founder and former co-chief executive officer of software company Atlassian. Farquhar often carries the epithet of accidental billionaire after he and his business partner Mike Cannon-Brookes founded Atlassian with the aim to replicate the $48,500 graduate starting salary typical at corporations without having to work for someone else. Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes were Australia's first technology billionaires.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** December 1979 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23939847#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Sydney ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23939847#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Australia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23939847#P27))
- **Occupation:** chief executive officer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23939847#P106))
- **Education:** University of New South Wales; James Ruse Agricultural High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23939847#P69))

## Questions

**When was Scott Farquhar born?**  
Scott Farquhar was born on December 1979 in Sydney.

**Where did Scott Farquhar study?**  
Scott Farquhar was educated at University of New South Wales, James Ruse Agricultural High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Scott Farquhar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Farquhar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q23939847](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23939847) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Scott Farquhar.png by Atlassian (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scott_Farquhar.png)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Scott Farquhar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Scott Farquhar.png — Atlassian, CC0.

## Cite this page

"Scott Farquhar". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/scott-farquhar. Retrieved 7 November 2026.