Philip Wollen

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Philip Wollen
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Born1950 (age 74–75)
Bangalore, India
NationalityAustralian
EducationBishop Cotton Boys School, Bordertown High School, Adelaide University
Alma materAdelaide University
Known forAustralian philanthropist, Animal rights activist
SpouseTrix Wollen
Website Winsome Constance Kindness Trust
Australian of the Year (Victoria) - 2007 Philip Wollen.jpg
Australian of the Year (Victoria) – 2007

Philip Wollen [1] OAM (born 1950) is an Australian philanthropist, environmentalist, animal rights activist, [2] [3] and public speaker. He is a former vice-president of Citibank and general manager at Citicorp.

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Education and career

Wollen attended the Bishop Cotton Boys' School [4] in Bangalore and later delivered the General Thimayya Memorial Lecture in Bangalore, India, in 2008. [5] He resides in Melbourne, Victoria, with his wife Trix.

Wollen supports projects related to children, animals, the environment, palliative care, and youth development. [6] [7] [8] In 2005, he received the Medal of the Order of Australia. [9] In 2007, he was named Australian of the Year (Victoria). [9] [10] The National Australia Day Council described him as "essentially a private man" who is "not afraid to step into the limelight for a just cause." [11]

Support for Healthcare and Research

Wollen provides financial support for various health initiatives, including research, [12] medical equipment, and healthcare services. His contributions have supported efforts related to cancer, stroke, neurology, road trauma, and general health, [13] particularly through promoting diet [14] and exercise.

Healthcare Institutions Supported

Advocacy for Health and Well-being

Wollen follows a vegan lifestyle [18] and promotes plant-based diets as part of a holistic approach to health. [19] He advocates for general well-being and public awareness regarding the health benefits associated with veganism. [20]

Patron and board memberships

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Philip Wollen in 2010

Since 2010, he has served as a Board Member of Akashinga Zimbabwe. [21] Wollen also holds patronage for several organizations, including Blue Cross of India [22] and Dandenong Ranges Emergency Relief Services. [23] Additionally, he supports Lambcare Australia, [24] an organization dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating lambs, and the Monkey Helpline, which works to protect and rehabilitate monkeys in India. [25] He is also a patron of World Animal Voice. [26] Wollen has been a prominent advocate for veganism, serving as a patron of World Vegan Day. [27] [28]

Winsome Constance Kindness

Wollen's primary initiative, Winsome Constance Kindness, is a global project with the mission "to promote kindness towards all other living beings and enshrine it as a recognisable trait in the Australian character and culture." [29] [30] [31] [32]

As of 2024, it had supported 850 initiatives in 54 countries. [33] [34] [35] [36]

Kindness House

Kindness House, based in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, served as an "incubator" for non-governmental organisations, providing rent-free or subsidised office space to groups involved in activism and advocacy. [37]

Awards

YearAwardRefs.
2005The Queen's Birthday 2005 Honours List [38]
2007 National Australia Day Council's Australian of the Year (Victoria) [39] [40]
2013Honorary Fellow of the Oxford Centre of Animal Ethics, UK [41]
2014Old Cottonian of Eminence Award [42]
2017Albert Schweitzer Award [43]
2018Peter Singer Prize [44]
2021Shining World Hero and Compassion Award [45]
2022Homo Ahimsa Award [46]

References

  1. ↑ "Who is Philip Wollen?". YouTube.com. Kindness Trust. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Emma Hurst chats with Philip Wollen". Let's Go Vegan. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Philip Wollen, Australian Philanthropist, Former VP of Citibank, Makes Blazing Animal Rights Speech". Free From Harm. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Notable Cottonians". Bishop Cotton Boys School. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Peace, Ethics, Occam's Razor– and India's Gift of Ahimsa". The General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Everyday Vegans Philip Wollen". Vegan Easy. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Kizilos, Katherine (10 April 2009). "Radical kindness: the banker who gave it all away". The Age. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Philip Wollen Speech: Animals Should Be Off The Menu!". Kinder World. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Philip Wollen's profile on the Wheeler Centre". Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  10. ↑ "National Australia Day Council". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
  11. ↑ "Philip Wollen OAM Philanthropic humanitarian". Australian of the Year. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Hicks, J. Morris. "Big Picture: Philip Wollen & Colin Campbell". Healthy Eating Healthy World.
  13. ↑ "All Topics Mindset Plant based food Fitness Podcast Philip Wollen, Why A Vegan World Is So Important and Our Moral Responsibility To Help Alleviate Suffering". Healthification Strong Body Green Planet. Healthification Strong Body Green Planet. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  14. ↑ Eng, M. "Philip Wollen, The Kindness Trust". Responsible Eating and Living. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "Philip and Trix Wollen Join the Fight Against Cancer". PeterMac, Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  16. ↑ "Cabrini Foundation's Post". Linkedin. Cabrini Foundation. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  17. ↑ "Shaping the future of blood cancer research" (PDF). Snowdome.org. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  18. ↑ Smith, Gary. "The Thinking Vegan interview with Philip Wollen". The Thinking Vegan. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "Big Picture: Philip Wollen & Colin Campbell". Healthy Eating Healthy World. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  20. ↑ "Philip Wollen, Why A Vegan World Is So Important and Our Moral Responsibility To Help Alleviate Suffering". Heathification. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  21. ↑ "Akashinga Board + Advisory Committee". Akashinga. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  22. ↑ "PHILIP WOLLEN - THE FIRST PATRON OF BLUE CROSS OF INDIA". Blue Cross of India. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  23. ↑ "Our Patron". Dandenong Ranges Emergency Relief Services. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  24. ↑ "Lamb Care Australia Patron". Lamb Care Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  25. ↑ "Team Members". Monkey Helpline. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  26. ↑ "Kindness Footprints – Philip Wollen – WAV Patron". World Animals Voice. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  27. ↑ "Organization Governance". VSPCA. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  28. ↑ "Philip Wollen Patron of World Vegan Day Melbourne". youtube.com. World Vegan Day Melbourne. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  29. ↑ Winsome Constance Kindness Trust homepage
  30. ↑ "Ethics in a meat-free world". Tedx Melbourne. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  31. ↑ "Conversations with Philip Wollen". JAINA : Federation of Jain Associations in North America. JainDigest. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  32. ↑ "Philip Wollen". Communities in Control. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  33. ↑ "Philip Wollen". Viva.org.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  34. ↑ "About". Winsome Constance Kindness. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  35. ↑ "Winsome Constance Kindness Australia - Winsome Constance Kindness". www.kindnesstrust.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  36. ↑ "Philip Wollen, The Kindness Trust". Responsible Eating and Living. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  37. ↑ "Kindness House Campus - Winsome Constance Kindness". www.kindnesstrust.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  38. ↑ "Queen's Birthday Honours Released". Australian Politics. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  39. ↑ "Philip Wollen OAM | Australian of the Year". Australia of the Year Awards. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  40. ↑ Tacon, Dave. "Philanthropist and activist Philip Wollen with his three dogs, 29 July 2011". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  41. ↑ "Australian Pioneer Honoured for Philanthropic Work". Oxford Animal Ethics. 19 March 2013.
  42. ↑ "The Sesquicentennial Archive". The Cottonians. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  43. ↑ "Philip Wollen - Most Inspiring Speech on Animal Rights!". We Are Impactors. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  44. ↑ Wakonigg, Daniela. "Awarding of the Peter Singer Prize 2018 Veganism as a new enlightenment movement". Humanistischer Pressedienst. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  45. ↑ "Shining World Hero and Compassion Award Recipient: Philip Wollen (vegan) – A Champion of Noble Causes". Shining World Awards. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  46. ↑ "SUNDAY - Philanthropists Philip & Trix Wollen to Receive Homo Ahimsa Award". In Defense Of Animals. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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