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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.
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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Sep 14, 2021 · New CEO brings global experience in breaking down systemic barriers to access and opportunity. 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.
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 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...
Sep 14, 2021 · 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.
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.
May 28, 2024 · Maryana Iskander became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation in January 2022. Maryana joined the Wikimedia Foundation after a decade as the CEO of Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, a non-profit social enterprise focused on building African solutions to tackle the global crisis of youth unemployment.
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...
