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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.
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. She will formally begin on January 5, 2022 and report to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
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Sep 23, 2021 · Maryana Iskander, a social entrepreneur in South Africa, will become the chief executive of the foundation that oversees Wikipedia in January. Gabriel Diamond. By Davey Alba. Sept. 23, 2021....
Leading the future of free knowledge: Wikimedia welcomes CEO Maryana Iskander. 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 ...
Sep 14, 2021 · In the new role, Iskander, an Egyptian-born American lawyer who has served as CEO of the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator NGO since 2013, will oversee the global nonprofit that powers...
Apr 10, 2024 · Maryana Iskander, the Wikimedia Foundation's Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer is the senior staff officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, overseeing the operations of the Foundation and its professional staff. The Chief Executive Officer reports to the Board of Trustees.
Jan 4, 2022 · 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:
