Five leaders from across Canva have been recognised at the Women Leading Tech Awards 2025

Canva, the world’s leading all-in-one platform for visual communication and collaboration, is thrilled to announce that five team members were recognised for their outstanding contribution to the technology industry at this year’s Women Leading Tech Awards.

The winners were announced at an awards ceremony in Sydney and represent a range of areas from across Canva, including People & Culture, Marketing, Product Design and Operations.

From designing game changing new products that redefine where design and technology intersect to driving global inclusion initiatives that break down barriers, the five winners were part of an esteemed group of 21 outstanding Canva team members nominated as finalists for this year’s awards.

Jennie Rogerson, Canva’s Global Head of People, said: — “Empowering the world to design begins with building a team that truly reflects the diverse global community who use Canva every day. Initiatives like the Women Leading Tech Awards are essential, not only in celebrating excellence across the industry, but in accelerating representation of women in leadership and technology roles. We’re incredibly proud to see five of our team members recognised for their outstanding contributions. Awards like these play a vital role in inspiring the next generation of women to lead and shape the future of tech.”

Canva’s 2025 winners:

Olivia Diamond, Leadership Operations - Winner, Business Support Award

Olivia Diamond is a powerhouse behind the scenes, making magic happen across Canva by leading with heart, strategy, and a whole lot of know-how. Whether she’s streamlining operations, championing inclusive hiring, or bringing people together through Women in Tech events, Olivia is all about impact. Her ability to turn complexity into clarity keeps Canva’s biggest product launches on track - and our teams thriving.

Christina (CJ) Jones, Head of Design - Gen AI, Design Award

As Head of Design for Generative AI, CJ has built a global team, launched powerful tools like Magic Media and Dream Lab, and championed ethical innovation. Thanks to her visionary leadership, Canva’s AI features are now helping millions break barriers, spark ideas, and bring their stories to life, no matter their background or experience. Whether she’s mentoring future leaders, building community through her blog and podcast, or driving game-changing design tools, CJ is proving that when technology is guided by heart and purpose, creativity can truly thrive.

Theresa Marwah, Head of Marketing, Technology & Experience – Martech Award

Theresa is a trailblazer who's transforming not just technology, but team culture too. As Head of Marketing, Technology & Experience at Canva, she’s championed inclusivity from the inside out, building an empowering, connected environment for women in tech to thrive. With over 100 people in the Martech Group she built from the ground up, Theresa has driven huge wins - from breaking records with Canva Create and Droptober, to launching smart new tools that are reshaping the future of marketing.

Manon Pietra, Global Belonging Lead – People and Culture Award

As Global Belonging Lead, Manon has reimagined what workplace inclusion looks like, launching bold, data-driven initiatives like the Women at Canva Program and embedding allyship into every corner of the company. From setting gender representation goals to pioneering neuro-inclusion and coaching future female leaders, her work is creating real, lasting change. Manon’s impact stretches beyond Canva too, shaping the wider tech community through partnerships, programs, and powerful advocacy.

Nicole Phillips, Senior Product Manager– Women Leading Tech Award for Society

Nicole is a shining example of how passion and purpose can spark real change. After shifting from law to tech to make justice more accessible, she’s used her role at Canva to open doors for underserved communities - leading design workshops, supporting grassroots initiatives, and helping others turn creativity into opportunity. From mentoring women through Startmate to helping Youth Law scale its impact, Nicole leads with heart and purpose.

For more details, head to the Women Leading Tech Awards site.

About Canva

Launched in 2013, Canva is a free online visual communications and collaboration platform with a mission to empower everyone in the world to design. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, documents, websites, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful.

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Empowering the world to design begins with building a team that truly reflects the diverse global community who use Canva every day.