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The Wikimedia Foundation Executive and Leadership teams are composed of the staff at the Wikimedia Foundation overseeing the Foundation's departments.

Executive team

Executive officers of the organization responsible for setting the overall direction for the organization and its departments.

As of May 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation Executive team includes:

Image	Name	Position	Department(s)
	Maryana Iskander	Chief Executive Officer	Office of the Chief Executive Officer
	Lisa Seitz-Gruwell	Chief Advancement Officer / Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer	Advancement / Office of the Chief Executive Officer
	Anusha Alikhan	Chief Communications Officer	Communications
	Courtney Bass Sherizen	Chief Talent and Culture Officer	People
	Selena Deckelmann	Chief Product and Technology Officer	Product & Technology
	Stephen LaPorte	General Counsel	Legal
	Jaime Villagomez	Chief Financial Officer	Finance and Administration

Senior leadership team

Organization executives and department leaders responsible for daily operations of the organization's departments.

As of August 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation Leadership team includes:

Image	Name	Position	Department(s)
	Lisa Seitz-Gruwell	Chief Advancement Officer / Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer	Advancement / Office of the Chief Executive Officer
	Lane Becker	Senior Director, Earned Revenue	Advancement
	Sheetal Puri	Senior Director, Fundraising	Advancement
	Erica Roden	Senior Director, Fundraising Operations	Advancement
	Jorge Vargas	Senior Director, Community Resources and Partnerships	Advancement
	Caitlin Virtue	Senior Director, Development	Advancement
	Anusha Alikhan	Chief Communications Officer	Communications
	Nazneen Nawaz	Senior Director, External Communications	Communications
	Mayur मयूर	Senior Director, Movement Communications	Communications
	Stephen LaPorte	General Counsel	Legal
	Maggie Dennis	Vice President of Community Resilience and Sustainability	Legal
	Jan Gerlach	Public Policy Director	Legal
	Aeryn Palmer	Deputy General Counsel	Legal
	Selena Deckelmann	Chief Product and Technology Officer	Product & Technology
	Chris Albon	Director, Machine Learning	Product & Technology
	Mark Bergsma	Vice President, Site Reliability Engineering	Product & Technology
	Runa Bhattacharjee	Senior Director of Product, Languages & Content Growth	Product & Technology
	Amanda Bittaker	Chief of Staff to the Chief Product and Technology Officer	Product & Technology
	Suman Cherukuwada	Deputy Chief Product & Technology Officer	Product & Technology
	Marzanne Collins	Director, Program Management	Product & Technology
	Rita Ho	Director of Design	Product & Technology
	Marshall Miller	Senior Director of Product, Core Experiences	Product & Technology
	Jaime Villagomez	Chief Financial Officer	Finance and Administration
	James Baldwin	Senior Director, Finance Strategy and Planning	Finance and Administration
	Helen Pang	Vice President, Controller	Finance and Administration
	Courtney Bass Sherizen	Chief Talent and Culture Officer	People
	Cassi Mecchi	Vice President of People Growth and Belonging	People
	Paloma Thombley	Vice President of People Experience	People
	Nadee Gunasena	Chief of Staff and Director of Executive Communications	Office of the Chief Executive Officer
	Maryana Iskander	Chief Executive Officer	Office of the Chief Executive Officer

Advisors

See also

• Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer

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