Chief Executive Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation

The Chief Executive Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation is the top-level executive position at the Wikimedia Foundation. Formerly, this position was known as the Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation.[1][2][3][4][5]
Executive Directors of the Wikimedia Foundation
[edit]No. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end | Ref |
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Brad Patrick (interim) | June 2006 | January 2007 | [1][6][7][8][9] |
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Sue Gardner | December 2007 | May 2014 | [1][10][11][12][13][14] |
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Lila Tretikov | June 2014 | March 2016 | [1][15][16][17] |
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Katherine Maher | March 2016 | 29 January 2019 | [1][18][19][20][21] |
Chief Executive Officers of the Wikimedia Foundation
[edit]No. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end | Ref |
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Katherine Maher | 30 January 2019 | April 2021 | [1][18][19][20][21] |
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Maryana Iskander | January 2022 | Present | [1][22][23][24][25] |
References
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- ^ a b TED (28 June 2022). What Wikipedia Teaches Us About Balancing Truth and Beliefs | Katherine Maher | TED. Retrieved 19 May 2025 – via YouTube.
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- ^ "Maryana Iskander B.A., M.Sc., '03 J.D." Yale University. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
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- ^ Rapid Response (15 October 2024). How Wikipedia will survive AI, with CEO Maryana Iskander | Rapid Respomse. Retrieved 19 May 2025 – via YouTube.
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