Wikimedia Foundation/Executive and Leadership teams

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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

Leadership team

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

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

Please note: This list may be incomplete due to the evolving nature of the organization's leadership.

Image	Name	Position	Department(s)
	Anusha Alikhan	Chief Communications Officer	Communications
	Courtney Bass Sherizen	Chief Talent and Culture Officer	People
	Mark Bergsma	Vice President of Site Reliability Engineering	Product & Technology
	Selena Deckelmann	Chief Product and Technology Officer	Product & Technology
	Maggie Dennis	Vice President of Community Resilience and Sustainability	Legal
	Maryana Iskander	Chief Executive Officer	Office of the Chief Executive Officer
	Stephen LaPorte	General Counsel	Legal
	Rebecca MacKinnon	Vice President of Global Advocacy	Legal
	Cassi Mecchi	Vice President of People Growth and Belonging	People
	Aeryn Palmer	Deputy General Counsel	Legal
	Helen Pang	Vice President, Controller	Finance and Administration
	Lisa Seitz-Gruwell	Chief Advancement Officer / Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer	Advancement / Office of the Chief Executive Officer
	Tajh Taylor	Vice President of Data Science and Engineering	Product & Technology
	Paloma Thombley	Vice President of People Experience	People
	Jaime Villagomez	Chief Financial Officer	Finance and Administration
	Yael Weissburg	Vice President of Community Growth	Advancement
	vacant	Vice President of Advancement	Advancement

Advisors

See also

• Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer

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