As far as I'm aware, the foundation has never required that the CEO has editing experience. What they were looking for this time around is listed here: https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-2025-chief-executive-officer-search. The closest thing to what you describe is "Deep resonance with Wikimedia’s values and mission, ideally with personal experience in a closely related field (open/free knowledge, public policy, neutrality, knowledge access, human rights, technology’s vital role in enabling the mission)."
On Wed, Dec 10, 2025, 5:18 p.m. Anonymous Account <[email protected]> wrote: > Just to be clear, Meehan started her career as the spokesperson for George > W. Bush's and Condi Rice's National Security Council? And started her > private sector career as a Vice President at J.P. Morgan, then became a VP > at Lehman Brothers, which collapsed mostly because of J.P, Morgan? And has > zero wiki editing experience? > > Didn't the Board say they were going to make sure all executive hires had > community experience? > > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM Elena Lappen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees has appointed Bernadette >> Meehan as the new CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation. Read the full >> announcement >> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/09/welcoming-the-wikimedia-foundations-new-ceo/> >> including >> details of how she will be meeting communities around the puzzle globe when >> she officially joins on January 20, 2026. >> >> Elena Lappen (she/her/hers) >> >> Movement Communications Manager >> >> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/6AESGDR75BAXGZHLLQHYUMS6PC7VDDKC/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/GXNWQRLS5M2CXY27BDPUHK6X5ACSRHYE/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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