Welcome Raju! *James Alexander* Manager, Trust & Safety Wikimedia Foundation
On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 9:27 PM, Biyanto Rebin < biyanto.re...@wikimedia.or.id> wrote: > Welcome to Wikimedia movements, Raju! > > Best regards from Indonesia, > > 2017-10-17 1:19 GMT+07:00 Christophe Henner <chen...@wikimedia.org>: > > > 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. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation > is > > a 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and > grants. > > > > > > > > Christophe HENNER > > Chair of the board of trustees > > chen...@wikimedia.org > > +33650664739 > > > > twitter *@schiste* skype *christophe_henner* > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > > Biyanto Rebin | Ketua Umum (*Chair*) 2016-2018 > Wikimedia Indonesia > Surel: biyanto.re...@wikimedia.or.id > ~~~~ > > Dukung upaya kami membebaskan pengetahuan: > http://wikimedia.or.id/wiki/Wikimedia_Indonesia:Donasi > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
