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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

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Executive Directors of the Wikimedia Foundation
No. Image Name Term Start Term End Ref
– Brad Patrick (interim) June 2006 January 2007 [1][6][7][8][9]
1 Sue Gardner December 2007 May 2014 [1][10][11][12][13][14]
2 Lila Tretikov June 2014 March 2016 [1][15][16][17]
3 Katherine Maher March 2016 29 January 2019 [1][18][19][20][21]

Chief Executive Officers of the Wikimedia Foundation

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Chief Executive Officers of the Wikimedia Foundation
1 Katherine Maher 30 January 2019 April 2021 [1][18][19][20][21]
2 Maryana Iskander January 2022 Present [1][22][23][24][25]

References

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  2. ^ "Wikimedia Foundation". www.influencewatch.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  3. ^ Lima-Strong, Cristiano (2021-09-14). "Wikimedia taps leader of South African nonprofit as its next CEO". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  4. ^ "Former Wikimedia Foundation CEO Katherine Maher Joins CDT Board of Directors". Center for Democracy and Technology. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  5. ^ "Katherine Maher". St. Gallen Symposium. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  6. ^ TEDx Talks (2012-11-27). The why of Wikipedia: Bradford Patrick at TEDxSarasotaSalon. Retrieved 2025-05-19 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Wikipedia founder's private troubles go public". NBC News. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  8. ^ "Learning about Wikipedia from its Outside Legal Counsel | Berkman Klein Center". cyber.harvard.edu. 2006-02-02. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  9. ^ "Two top Wikipedia officials resign". Computerworld. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  10. ^ Edwards, Jennifer C. (2015). "Wiki Women: Bringing Women Into Wikipedia through Activism and Pedagogy". The History Teacher. 48 (3): 412. ISSN 0018-2745. JSTOR 24810523.
  11. ^ "Annual Conference & Exhibition". American Libraries. 42 (3/4): 48–49. 2011. ISSN 0002-9769. JSTOR 23025364.
  12. ^ Humrickhouse, Liz; Kniffel, Leonard; Landgraf, Greg; Goodes, Pamela A.; Dominiak, Jennifer; Garcia, Ed; Gooch, Mel; Cognotes (2011). "Librarians Witness New Orleans' Recovery: More than 20,000 return to the city for Annual". American Libraries. 42 (7/8): 50. ISSN 0002-9769. JSTOR 23025034.
  13. ^ Forbes (2012-08-22). Sue Gardner: WikiMedia's Cat Herder?. Retrieved 2025-05-19 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ m/OppenheimTV (2013-05-29). INSIGHT: Sue Gardner - Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 2025-05-19 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ Scale AI (2022-10-24). Empowering Humanity in the Age of AI | Lila Tretikov (Fmr Wikipedia CEO) | TransformX 2022. Retrieved 2025-05-19 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ "Wikimedia head resigns over 'search engine' row". BBC News. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  17. ^ Price, Rob. "The executive director of the nonprofit behind Wikipedia just resigned". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  18. ^ a b TED (2022-06-28). What Wikipedia Teaches Us About Balancing Truth and Beliefs | Katherine Maher | TED. Retrieved 2025-05-19 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ a b Zilber, Ariel (2024-04-18). "NPR's Katherine Maher opposed 'free and open' approach at Wikipedia". Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  20. ^ a b "Katherine Maher". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  21. ^ a b "Running Wikipedia, with Katherine Maher". Epic Human Podcast. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  22. ^ "Maryana Iskander B.A., M.Sc., '03 J.D." Yale University. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  23. ^ Fried, Ina (2025-05-06). "Exclusive: Wikipedia CEO is leaving". Axios. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  24. ^ Rapid Response (2024-10-15). How Wikipedia will survive AI, with CEO Maryana Iskander | Rapid Respomse. Retrieved 2025-05-19 – via YouTube.
  25. ^ "Mellon Foundation". www.mellon.org. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
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