Philip Wollen Quotes

Philip Wollen OAM is an Australian philanthropist. He is a former Vice-President of Citibank and was also General Manager at Citicorp. Wollen became a vegan following his departure from Citibank and is a prominent member of the animal rights movement. He conducts intervention programs to rescue abused animals and funds outreach programs that promote animal welfare and abstinence. At age 34, Australian Business Magazine named him in the "Brightest and Best" top 40 headhunted executives in Australia. In 2005 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia and in 2007 he won the Australian of the Year award.

In 2012 he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Oxford Centre of Animal Ethics, UK.

In 2014 he received the University of Adelaide Distinguished Alumni Award . He also received the award "Vegan of the Year 2014".

Wollen went to school at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore. He delivered The General Thimayya Memorial Lecture Bangalore, India in 2008. He lives with his wife Trix and his four dogs in Melbourne, Victoria.

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Famous Philip Wollen Quotes

“The earth can produce enough for everyone’s need. But not enough for everyone’s greed.”

Philip Wollen

"Animals Should Be Off the Menu" (2012)

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