Born circa 1952,[1] Harris is the son of a grocer and World War II veteran who served in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.[2] He was bullied at school as a teenager, and later dropped out.[3]
Harris is a co-founder of Flight Centre with Graham Turner and Bill James in 1981–1982.[1][3] He served as a company executive until 1998 and as a non-executive director until 2008.[1][4][5] In 2013, he was its biggest shareholder.[4] He was also an early investor in Boost Juice.[5] In 2003, he acquired Top Deck Travel UK with five other investors.[4]
In 1999, Harris acquired an A$2.5 million house for the Reach Foundation, a non-profit organization whose aim is to provide unprivileged young people with access to mental health, co-founded by football player Jim Stynes and film director Paul Currie.[3]
Similarly, in 2013, he acquired Cromwell Manor, an A$2.5 million historic mansion in Collingwood, a suburb of Melbourne, to rent it for A$5 per annum to STREAT, a non-profit organization which teaches the homeless skills to start a career in hospitality.[5][3] He has also donated A$450,000 to STREAT.[5] The non-profit is run as a business, and Harris is also an impact investor, having invested A$55,000.[5]
Harris covers the annual rent for the headquarters of Whitelion Open Family, a non-profit organization for at-risk young people.[3]
Harris also provided financial support for the treatment of Hawthorn Football Club player Jarryd Roughead during his fight against cancer. Roughead had previously found cancerous melanoma in his lip in the 2015 season, only to have it come back in the 2016 season. This required an expensive immunotherapy treatment, for which Harris paid.[15]
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^ abCoates, Pip (July 2014). "To Have And To Hold: Geoff Harris. Worth: $975 million. Rank: 40". The Australian Financial Review Magazine. p. 22.
^ abcdefFitzsimmons, Caitlin (23 January 2014). . BRW. Sydney. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ abBailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
^ ab"2015 Australia's 50 Richest: #50 Geoff Harris". Forbes Asia. March 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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^Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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^"PCM Speech: Alastair Clarkson". Hawthorn FC. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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For the Canadian middle distance runner see Geoffrey Harris Geoff Harris born ca 1952 is an Australian businessman and philanthropist Geoff HarrisBorncirca 1952 age 70 71 1 Occupation s Businessman philanthropistKnown forCo founder of Flight CentreSpousediv Children3 Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 2 1 Personal wealth 2 2 Philanthropy 3 ReferencesBiography EditBorn circa 1952 1 Harris is the son of a grocer and World War II veteran who served in Rabaul Papua New Guinea 2 He was bullied at school as a teenager and later dropped out 3 Harris is a co founder of Flight Centre with Graham Turner and Bill James in 1981 1982 1 3 He served as a company executive until 1998 and as a non executive director until 2008 1 4 5 In 2013 he was its biggest shareholder 4 He was also an early investor in Boost Juice 5 In 2003 he acquired Top Deck Travel UK with five other investors 4 He served as the Vice President of the Hawthorn Football Club 5 Personal life EditHarris lives in Melbourne 1 He is interested in military history and has visited war sites in Malaysia Vietnam and France 2 Personal wealth Edit In 2019 Harris net worth was estimated to be A 851 million listed on the Financial Review 2019 Rich List 6 and in 2015 US 550 million listed last on Forbes list of Australia s 50 Richest people 7 Harris net worth did not meet the A 472 million cut off for the Financial Review 2020 Rich List 8 Year Financial ReviewRich List ForbesAustralia s 50 RichestRank Net worth A Rank Net worth US 201120122013 49 800 million 2014 9 10 40 975 million 41 700 million 2015 11 7 53 881 million 50 550 million 20162017 12 13 637 million2018 14 84 867 million 2019 6 111 851 million LegendIcon Description Has not changed from the previous year Has increased from the previous year Has decreased from the previous year Philanthropy Edit In 1999 Harris acquired an A 2 5 million house for the Reach Foundation a non profit organization whose aim is to provide unprivileged young people with access to mental health co founded by football player Jim Stynes and film director Paul Currie 3 Similarly in 2013 he acquired Cromwell Manor an A 2 5 million historic mansion in Collingwood a suburb of Melbourne to rent it for A 5 per annum to STREAT a non profit organization which teaches the homeless skills to start a career in hospitality 5 3 He has also donated A 450 000 to STREAT 5 The non profit is run as a business and Harris is also an impact investor having invested A 55 000 5 Harris covers the annual rent for the headquarters of Whitelion Open Family a non profit organization for at risk young people 3 Harris also provided financial support for the treatment of Hawthorn Football Club player Jarryd Roughead during his fight against cancer Roughead had previously found cancerous melanoma in his lip in the 2015 season only to have it come back in the 2016 season This required an expensive immunotherapy treatment for which Harris paid 15 References Edit a b c d e 2015 Australia s 50 Richest 50 Geoff Harris Forbes Asia 31 January 2015 Retrieved 14 June 2015 a b Coates Pip July 2014 To Have And To Hold Geoff Harris Worth 975 million Rank 40 The Australian Financial Review Magazine p 22 a b c d e Short Michael 31 March 2014 Geoff Harris Helping youth take off The Sydney Morning Herald a b c BRW Rich 200 49 Geoff Harris BRW Sydney 22 May 2013 a b c d e f Fitzsimmons Caitlin 23 January 2014 Why rich lister Geoff Harris is letting this Melbourne mansion for 5 a year BRW Sydney Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 a b Bailey Michael 30 May 2019 Australia s 200 richest people revealed The Australian Financial Review Nine Publishing Retrieved 31 May 2019 a b 2015 Australia s 50 Richest 50 Geoff Harris Forbes Asia March 2015 Retrieved 14 June 2015 Bailey Michael Sprague Julie anne 30 October 2020 The full list Australia s wealthiest 200 revealed The Australian Financial Review Nine Publishing Retrieved 31 October 2020 2014 BRW Rich 200 list BRW A Fairfax Media Publication Sydney 26 June 2014 Retrieved 31 August 2014 permanent dead link 2014 Australia s 50 Richest Forbes Asia January 2014 Retrieved 30 June 2014 2015 BRW Rich 200 list Geoff Harris BRW Sydney May 2015 Retrieved 14 June 2015 Stensholt John ed 25 May 2017 Financial Review Rich List 2017 The Australian Financial Review Retrieved 8 June 2017 Mayne Stephen 26 May 2017 Mayne s take The top 25 Australian billionaires as claimed by Fairfax Crikey Private Media Retrieved 10 October 2019 Stensholt John ed 25 May 2018 2018 AFR Rich List Who are Australia s richest people The Australian Financial Review Retrieved 26 May 2018 PCM Speech Alastair Clarkson Hawthorn FC 8 October 2017 Retrieved 8 October 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geoff Harris amp oldid 1114155952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
