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Maryana Iskander (/ ˌ m ær i ˈ æ n ə ɪ ˈ s k æ n d ər / MARR-ee-AN-ə isk-AN-dər; Arabic: ماريانا إسكندر; born September 1, 1975) is an Egyptian-born American social entrepreneur and lawyer. In 2022, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation, succeeding Katherine Maher.
- September 1, 1975 (age 48), Cairo, Egypt
Sep 14, 2021 · As CEO of Wikimedia Foundation, the global nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia and 12 other free knowledge projects, Maryana will champion the organization’s goal to ensure that people everywhere can access and share knowledge freely.
Sep 23, 2021 · Last week, the Wikimedia Foundation, the group that oversees Wikipedia, announced that Maryana Iskander, a social entrepreneur in South Africa who has worked for years in nonprofits tackling...
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What will it take to create —not just imagine—a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge? The answer, according to Maryana Iskander, Wikimedia’s new Chief Executive Officer: activating a truly global community in our shared work.
Sep 14, 2021 · The Wikimedia Foundation announced Tuesday that Maryana Iskander, a decorated social entrepreneur who for years has led an initiative to lower youth unemployment in South Africa, in January will...
Sep 14, 2021 · Sept 14 (Reuters) - The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, said on Tuesday it has appointed social entrepreneur Maryana Iskander as its chief executive...
Mar 5, 2021 · View Maryana Iskander’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. I am the CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that operates Wikipedia. I spent…
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