Q86589685
American social entrepreneur and lawyer, CEO of Wikimedia Foundation (2022-2026)
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Q86589685 refers to Katherine Maher, an American social entrepreneur and lawyer who has served as the CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation from 2022 to 2026. She leads the organization responsible for Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects that billions of people rely on for information worldwide.
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Person
- Born
- 1975-09-01
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1975-09-01 ) September 1, 1975 (age 50) , Cairo , Egypt
- Citizenship
- United States
- Education
- Rice University ( BA ), Trinity College, Oxford ( MSc ), Yale University ( JD )
- Occupations
- Social entrepreneur lawyer
- Awards
- Rhodes Scholarship (1996), Skoll Award (2019)
- Preceded by
- Katherine Maher
- Succeeded by
- Bernadette Meehan
- Website
- Wikimedia Page
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 1 September 1975
Article
Maryana Iskander (born September 1, 1975) is an American social entrepreneur and lawyer. In 2022, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation, succeeding Katherine Maher. Iskander left the role in 2026, being succeeded by Bernadette Meehan. Prior to her position, Iskander was the CEO of the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator and a former chief operating officer of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in New York.
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1975 births21st-century American businesspeople21st-century American businesswomen21st-century American lawyers21st-century American women lawyersAlumni of the University of OxfordAlumni of Trinity College, OxfordAmerican chief operating officersAmerican Rhodes ScholarsAmerican social entrepreneursAmerican women chief executivesEgyptian emigrants to the United States