Welcome to the movement, Raju! Your profile seems, with my limited understanding of the current functioning of the board, a valuable complement to the current board. I hope that you feel able and encouraged to also share your wisdom directly with the community. While some of us can be a little more direct and harsh than is appreciated by many, there is usually a large (quiet) majority that appreciates to hear from its board members, especially when they have unique perspectives to bring to the table. Engage early, engage often - and like we say in the Netherlands: barking dogs don't bite.
Warmly, Lodewijk Gelauff On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 2:52 PM, Victoria Coleman <vcole...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Raju welcome! You bring much expertise & wisdom to us! > > Victoria > > > > On Oct 16, 2017, at 2:48 PM, Katherine Maher <kma...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > > Thank you, Christophe, for sharing this wonderful news. > > > > I have had the opportunity to get to know Raju during this appointments > > process, and am very excited that he is joining our Wikimedia family as a > > Foundation Trustee. It is clear to me that his values are closely aligned > > with those of our movement, and that he brings wisdom and expertise > > attained throughout his varied professional experiences. As Executive > > Director, I have the distinct pleasure of working closely with our Board, > > and I share Christophe's confidence that Raju will make an excellent > > addition. > > > > Raju, welcome and thank you for joining one of the world's largest > > volunteer movements, and generously offering your time, talent, and > wisdom > > to the advancement of our mission. I look forward to working with and > > learning from you in the years to come. > > > > Katherine > > > > On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 3:18 PM, Bishakha Datta <bishakhada...@gmail.com > > > > wrote: > > > >> Excellent news! > >> Bishakha > >> > >> On 17 Oct 2017 00:11, "Anna Stillwell" <astillw...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > >> > >>> Welcome, Raju. > >>> /a > >>> > >>> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 11:19 AM, Christophe Henner < > >> chen...@wikimedia.org > >>>> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi everyone, > >>>> > >>>> Over the past year, the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has > been > >>>> reviewing and evolving our appointment and onboarding process for new > >>> Board > >>>> members. While that has resulted in some lingering vacancies, we knew > >> it > >>>> was important to update these processes to help maintain a cordial and > >>>> productive Board. > >>>> > >>>> The updated appointment process provides the entire board with more > >>>> detailed (albeit private) information about each candidate’s > >> background, > >>>> public profile, past professional and volunteer work, and ability to > >>>> contribute to the Board. The updated onboarding process is meant to > >> help > >>>> Board members learn about the processes and expectations of our Board > >>> more > >>>> quickly to help reduce productivity lost to transitions. Special > thanks > >>> to > >>>> everyone serving on the Board Governance Committee and Nataliia for > the > >>>> work they have put into these improvements! > >>>> > >>>> I am also incredibly excited to share that these efforts have helped > us > >>>> identify and appoint an amazing addition to the Wikimedia Foundation > >>> Board > >>>> of Trustees! At our October meeting, the Board appointed and welcomed > >>> Raju > >>>> Narisetti to fill one of the vacant expert seats. > >>>> > >>>> Raju is a veteran media executive and journalist and brings a wealth > of > >>>> communications experience to the board. He is also a veteran of > >> nonprofit > >>>> governance and currently serves on the board for the International > >> Center > >>>> for Journalists and Institute for International Education. I am > >> confident > >>>> he will be a very valuable addition to the board and thrilled that he > >> has > >>>> agreed to join us! > >>>> > >>>> We will continue to make improvements to our governance processes, for > >>>> example with the learnings from the on-going governance review, and > >> apply > >>>> what we have learned to future appointments and filling our remaining > >>>> vacancy. Thank you for everyone’s patience as we took a pause and > >> worked > >>> on > >>>> recruiting the best possible candidates, rather than simply rushing to > >>> fill > >>>> the seats. > >>>> > >>>> In the meantime, below (and on the Wikimedia Blog) you will find the > >>>> official announcement about Raju Narisetti and please join me in > warmly > >>>> welcoming him to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees and to the > >>>> Wikimedia movement! > >>>> > >>>> Christophe > >>>> Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > >>>> > >>>> Raju Narisetti joins Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > >>>> > >>>> Media veteran brings nearly three decades of global strategic > >> experience > >>> in > >>>> digital media and audience development to the Wikimedia Foundation > >> Board > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Image: > >>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Raju_Narisetti_-_ > >>>> International_Journalism_Festival_2015.JPG > >>>> > >>>> San Francisco, CA, October 16, 2017 — The Wikimedia Foundation today > >>>> announced the appointment of Raju Narisetti, a veteran media executive > >>> and > >>>> journalist, to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. > >>>> > >>>> Raju brings more than 29 years of media experience across three > >>> continents. > >>>> He is currently CEO of Univision Communications Inc’s Gizmodo Media > >>> Group, > >>>> the publisher of websites including Gizmodo, Jezebel, Lifehacker and > >> The > >>>> Root. > >>>> > >>>> “Raju has dedicated his life’s work to information as a public > service. > >>> His > >>>> commitment to editorial integrity, independence, and inclusion is > >> deeply > >>>> aligned with Wikimedia values. His passion and expertise in digital > >>>> strategy and international growth will be invaluable to our movement’s > >>>> future as we advance our global free knowledge mission,” said > Wikimedia > >>>> Foundation Executive Director, Katherine Maher. > >>>> > >>>> Prior to joining the Gizmodo Media Group, Raju served as Senior Vice > >>>> President, Strategy, at News Corp, one of the largest media companies > >> in > >>>> the world and the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and The Times > of > >>>> London. In that role, Raju was responsible for identifying new digital > >>>> growth opportunities globally for News Corp. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> “There has never been more urgency in Wikipedia's 16-year history than > >>> now, > >>>> for upholding the values of free exchange of information and > >> knowledge,” > >>>> said Raju. “Despite mounting challenges around the world, rapid > >>> innovation > >>>> is creating tremendous opportunities for the Wikimedia Foundation. I > >> have > >>>> much to learn, but am also looking forward to lending my nearly three > >>>> decades of global media experiences to the movement, to help engage > >> more > >>>> digital and mobile audiences, particularly diverse young people, and > >>>> harness their energy to benefit from—and support—the vital values that > >>>> underpin all Wikimedia initiatives.” > >>>> > >>>> Before joining News Corp, Raju spent nearly 25 years as a journalist > >> and > >>>> editor. He started at The Economic Times in India before moving to The > >>>> Dayton Daily News (Ohio), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), and The > >>> Washington > >>>> Post. Starting out as a summer intern at WSJ, he eventually became > >> Editor > >>>> of The Wall Street Journal Europe and later Managing Editor of WSJ’s > >>>> digital newsrooms. At The Washington Post, he was the Managing Editor > >> who > >>>> led the Post’s rethinking of its separate digital and print newsrooms > >> and > >>>> operations. > >>>> > >>>> A native of Hyderabad, India, Raju is also the founder of Mint, > >> currently > >>>> India’s second-largest daily business newspaper by circulation. > >>>> > >>>> “Raju's extensive international and journalistic experience will add > >>>> valuable perspective to the Board as we look to bring new voices from > >>>> around the world into our movement. I am impressed by his willingness > >> to > >>>> learn about and embrace the values behind the Wikimedia movement, and > >>> look > >>>> forward to working with him to support our free knowledge mission,” > >> said > >>>> Nataliia Tymkiv, Governance Chair for the Board. > >>>> > >>>> Raju is currently the Vice-chair for the Board of Directors of the > >>>> International > >>>> Center for Journalists > >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Center_for_Journalists>, > >> as > >>>> well as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Institute of > >>>> International Education > >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_International_Education>, > >>>> which > >>>> administers the Fulbright Scholarship > >>>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulbright_Scholarship> programmes. He > >>> lives > >>>> in Brooklyn, New York. > >>>> > >>>> Raju joins eight other Foundation Trustees > >>>> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees> who > >>> collectively > >>>> bring expertise in the Wikimedia community, financial oversight, > >>>> governance, and organizational development; and a commitment to > >> advancing > >>>> Wikimedia’s mission of free knowledge for all. > >>>> > >>>> He was approved unanimously by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of > >>> Trustees. > >>>> His term is effective October 2017 and will continue for three years. > >>>> Please see the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees > >>>> <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Board_of_Trustees> for complete > >>>> biographies. > >>>> > >>>> ### > >>>> > >>>> About the Wikimedia Foundation > >>>> > >>>> The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that supports > >> and > >>>> operates Wikipedia and its sister free knowledge projects. Wikipedia > is > >>> the > >>>> world’s free knowledge resource, spanning more than 45 million > articles > >>>> across nearly 300 languages. Every month, more than 200,000 people > edit > >>>> Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, collectively creating and > >> improving > >>>> knowledge that is accessed by more than 1 billion unique devices every > >>>> month. This all makes Wikipedia one of the most popular web properties > >> in > >>>> the world. 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