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Maryana Iskander ( / ˌmæriˈænə ɪˈskændər / MARR-ee-AN-ə isk-AN-dər; [1] Arabic: ماريانا إسكندر; born September 1, 1975) [2] 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. Prior to her position ...
The answer, according to Maryana Iskander, Wikimedia’s new Chief Executive Officer: activating a truly global community in our shared work. Maryana seeks to realize the founding vision of Wikimedia, and her inclusive approach has been developed through a career of breaking down barriers to opportunity. In a welcome letter to Wikimedia ...
Sep 14, 2021 · 14 September 2021, San Francisco, California — Today, the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation announced the appointment of Maryana Iskander as the organization’s new CEO. She is a globally recognized social entrepreneur and an expert in building cross-sector partnerships that combine innovative technology with community-led solutions to close opportunity gaps. As CEO of….
Jan 4, 2022 · Three Questions for the Wikimedia Foundation’s new CEO, Maryana Iskander. Maryana Iskander is the Wikimedia Foundation CEO today. After her appointment was first announced in September, she spent two months on a global listening tour to hear from Wikimedia staff and volunteers all over the world. Here is some of what she has learned so far:
Sep 27, 2021 · The non-profit that operates Wikipedia, one of the world’s most popular websites, has a new CEO, Maryana Iskander (and yes, she has a Wikipedia page).She’ll take over at the Wikimedia Foundation in January and says that her priorities are diversifying Wikipedia’s volunteer writers and editors and promoting the foundation’s mission of advocating for access to information.
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 officer.
Sep 14, 2021 · The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has appointed Maryana Iskander as the new CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation. Since 2013, Maryana has served as the CEO of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a South African non-profit social enterprise focused on building African solutions for the global challenge of youth unemployment.
