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]
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]
