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/>
>>
>>
>>
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