Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees oversees the foundation and its work, as its ultimate corporate authority.
Structure
The Board was formed in 2003 with three Trustees, and since 2008 consists of up to ten Trustees. It appoints four officers: a Chair and Vice Chair (who have to be Trustees), and a Treasurer and Secretary (who do not). The work of the board partly involves resolutions and votes. Other work is delegated to a number of committees covering matters such as Board Governance, Audit, and Human Resources.
The Board is composed of the following seats:
- one founder's seat (reserved for Jimmy Wales);
- two affiliate seats selected by the Wikimedia chapters and Wikimedia thematic organizations at affiliate-selected Board seats
- three seats nominated by the Wikimedia community at Wikimedia Foundation elections/Board elections
- four seats appointed by the rest of the Board for specific expertise selected in a process guided by the Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance Committee
Contacting the Board
There is a Board noticeboard for sharing requests and recommendations. The Board can be contacted directly by posting to the noticeboard. The Foundation itself can be contacted in a number of ways as outlined on their contact page.
Current members
| Photo | Name | Seat | Role | Term ends | Notes | Home wiki |
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Tanya Capuano | Appointed | Wikimania 2021 | Appointed on 19 July 2018 | ||
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Shani Evenstein Sigalov (User:Esh77) | Affiliates | Wikimania 2022 | Hebrew Wikipedia | ||
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Dr. Dariusz Jemielniak (User:Pundit) | Community | Wikimania 2020 | Appointed on 10 August 2017 | Polish Wikipedia | |
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Esra'a Al Shafei | Appointed | Wikimania 2020 | Appointed on 18 November 2017 | ||
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Dr. James Heilman (User:Doc James) | Community | Wikimania 2020 | Appointed on 10 August 2017 | English Wikipedia | |
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Jimmy Wales (User:Jimbo Wales) | Founder | Chair Emeritus[Notes 1] | December 31, 2021 | Reappointed on 7 November 2015 | English Wikipedia |
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Lisa Lewin | Appointed | Wikimania 2021 | Appointed on 30 January 2019 | ||
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María Sefidari (User:Raystorm) | Community | Chair | Wikimania 2020 | Appointed on 10 August 2017 | Spanish Wikipedia |
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Nataliia Tymkiv (User:NTymkiv (WMF)) | Affiliates | Vice Chair | Wikimania 2019 | Appointed on 23 June 2016 | Ukrainian Wikipedia |
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Raju Narisetti | Appointed | Wikimania 2020 | Appointed on 5 October 2017 |
- Notes:
- ↑ Board of Trustees/Restructure Announcement Q&A, April 2008
Former members
- From the Board Chart template:
Committees
- Wikimedia Foundation Audit Committee (Charter)
- Wikimedia Foundation Board Governance Committee (Charter)
- Wikimedia Foundation Human Resources Committee (Charter)
- Funds Dissemination Committee
- Current liaisons: Dariusz Jemielniak and Guy Kawasaki
- Affiliations Committee (Charter)
- Current liaisons: María Sefidari and Nataliia Tymkiv
- Elections Committee
- Language committee (Charter)
Further reading
- List of Board meetings (with minutes)
- List of Board resolutions
- Board deliberations process
- What makes a good Trustee?
- Traits of a great WMF Trustee
- Presentations by Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees members
- Composition of the Board of Trustees
| Board Committees |  | |
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| Board Community Committees | ||
| Wikimedia Foundation Wiki | ||