Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director/mai
Katherine was appointed Executive Director in July 2016, after serving as the organization’s first Chief Communications Officer. She has lived and worked around the world, leading the introduction of technology and innovation in human rights, good governance, and international development. She was a founding member of the UNICEF Innovation team, where she helped introduce open source innovation for health and child welfare. She has worked with the National Democratic Institute, the World Bank, and Access Now on programs supporting innovative technologies for democratic participation, civic engagement, youth entrepreneurship, open government, and human rights.
Katherine is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Council on Human Rights, a fellow at the Truman National Security Project, a member of the advisory board of the Open Technology Fund, a trustee of the Project for the Study of the 21st Century, and a member of the board of the Sunlight Foundation. She lives in San Francisco.Responsibilities
The function of this position is to run the business side of the Wikimedia Foundation so as to provide resources to keep the projects going. For the most part, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director will not be involved with how the community operates on individual projects.
Community engagement
- See also: Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director/Updates and Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director/Presentations
To help inform the decision making of the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, they often participate in community events, host office hours, and send updates to the communities on their activities and the activities of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Public engagement
As the primary staff representative to the broader public, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director is often called upon to participate in, and sometimes speak at, events held by outside organizations.
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The position was created in 2006 as the Wikimedia Foundation's workload expanded and required a growing staff to support the volunteer Board of Trustees.