Office of the Chief Executive Officer
Supports the work of the Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer in leading Foundation decision-making and advocacy.
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Bernadette Meehan
Chief Executive Officer
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Nadee Gunasena
Chief of Staff
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Margo Lee
Deputy Chief of Staff
Advancement
The Advancement Department ensures the Wikimedia movement has the relationships and resources it needs to thrive. The department is responsible for fundraising, strategic partnerships, and grantmaking programs that fuel our movement.
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Sheetal Puri
Interim Chief Advancement Officer
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Lane Becker
President of Wikimedia Enterprise
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Caitlin Virtue
Senior Director of Development
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Greg Grossmeier
Director of Engineering
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Simona Ramkisson
Director of Community Development
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Erica Roden
Director of Fundraising Operations
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Fiona Romeo
Director of Content Enablement
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Jorge Vargas
Senior Director of Community Investment and Partnerships
Community Development
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Beverly Jiang
Manager, Community Development
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Asaf Bartov
Lead Program Officer
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Melissa Guadalupe Huertas
Senior Learning and Capacity Strategist
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Bridgit Kurgat
Lead Gender & Inclusion Specialist
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Cassie Casares
Learning and Development Specialist
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Sailesh Patnaik
Senior Program Officer, Community Development
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Anamaría Espinoza
Instructional Designer
Community Partnerships
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Brisa Ceccon
Latin America Partnerships
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Praveen Das
South Asia Partnerships
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Farida El-Gueretly
Middle East and North Africa Partnerships
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Felix Nartey
Sub-Saharan Africa Partnerships
Community Resources
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Agnes Bruszik
Lead Program Officer, Northern and Western Europe Region
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Chen Almog
Senior Program Officer for Conference and Events Funds
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Jacqueline Chen
Senior Program Officer for East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific and South Asia Regions
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Davit Saroyan
Senior Program Officer, Technical
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Chris "Jethro" Schilling
Senior Program Officer for Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia & the United States and Canada Regions
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Veronica Thamaini
Regional Programs and Program Officer for the Middle East and North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa Regions
Content Enablement
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Vipin SJ
Senior Partnerships Manager
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Silvia Gutiérrez De La Torre
Lead Strategist, Content Enablement
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Giovanna Fontenelle
Program Officer, Culture & Heritage
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Satdeep Gill
Manager, Content Enablement
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Euphemia Uwandu
Program Officer, Community Organizing Experience
Fundraising
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Jason Adams
Senior Planned Giving Specialist
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Desiree Bautista Wu
Senior Major Donor Data Specialist
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Julia Brungs
Lead Community Relations Specialist
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Jonathan Curiel
Lead Development Communications Strategist
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Sheyna Daniels
Lead Major Gifts Officer
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Amy Fowler
Senior Manager, Major Gifts Stewardship
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Jerry Kim
Fundraising Events Manager
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Rosie Lewis
Senior Development Associate
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Jessica Schoenig
Lead Major Gifts & Planned Giving Officer
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Jayme Simmons
Development Associate
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Erica Viegas
Senior Manager, Major Gifts & Planned Giving
Wikimedia Enterprise
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Christopher Petrillo
Principal Product Manager
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Naïké Nembetwa Nzali
Senior Program Manager
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Haroon Shaikh
Senior Engineering Manager
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Amy Muller
Customer Support and Success Manager
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Nicholas Perry
Tech & Product Partnerships
Communications
Leads the Foundation’s efforts to openly and effectively share information. Responsible for Wikimedia brand development, marketing, social media, public relations, and global awareness efforts.
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Anusha Alikhan
Chief Communications Officer
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Nazneen Nawaz
Senior Director, External Communications
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Mayur मयूर
Senior Director, Movement Communications
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Zachary McCune
Director, Brand Studio
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Evelyn Mwangi
Director, Internal Communications
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Carla Casilli
Senior Manager, Program Management
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Antonino Hemmer
Head of Audience Insights
Brand
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Einav Jacubovich
Global Creative Director
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Mathoto Matsetela-Hartmann
Senior Manager, Global Brand
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Tas Elias
Brand Collaboration Lead
External Communications
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Lauren Dickinson
Head of Global Media Relations
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Vidhu Goyal
Manager, Communications
Movement Communications
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Belinda Mbambo
Senior Manager, Global Movement Communications
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Lisa McCabe
Senior Manager, Movement Communications
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Kelsi Stine-Rowe
Senior Manager, Movement Communications
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Johan Jönsson
Manager, Movement Communications
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Elena Lappen
Manager, Movement Communications
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Rachit Sharma
Senior Global Movement Communications Specialist
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Manar Yacoub-Criner
Manager, Global Movement Communications
Finance and Administration
Ensures responsible management of Wikimedia Foundation funds and resources, in keeping with our core values of transparency and accountability.
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Jaime Villagomez
Chief Financial Officer
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Helen Pang
Vice President and Controller
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James Baldwin
Senior Director of Finance Strategy and Planning
Finance and Administration Team
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Dhaval Patel
Principal Investment Manager, Endowment
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Emily Berman
Senior Manager, Travel and Convening
Legal
Defends the Wikimedia movement by opposing government surveillance and censorship, defending our communities, facilitating open policy discussions, and advocating for privacy.
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Stephen LaPorte
General Counsel
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Aeryn Palmer
Deputy General Counsel
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Jacob Rogers
Associate General Counsel
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Maggie Dennis
Vice President of Community Resilience & Sustainability
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James Buatti
Legal Director
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Jan Eissfeldt
Director, Global Head of Trust & Safety
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Jan Gerlach
Public Policy Director
Legal Team
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Stan Adams
Lead Public Policy Specialist
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Cameran Ashraf
Human Rights Lead
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Ricky Gaines
Human Rights Policy and Advocacy Lead
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Manavpreet Kaur
Senior Committee Support Specialist
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Keegan Peterzell
Lead Committee Support Specialist
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Nhu Phan
Senior Project Manager
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Franziska Putz
Senior Movement Advocacy Manager
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Chuck Roslof
Principal Legal Counsel
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Costanza Sciubba Caniglia
Knowledge Integrity Strategy Lead
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Amalia Toledo
Lead Public Policy Specialist
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Abhas Tripathi
Manager, Trust & Safety
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Kaarel Vaidla
Lead Movement Process Architect
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Miguelángel Verde
Senior Editorial Project Manager
People
Recruits and supports skilled, passionate people to advance the Wikimedia mission. Invests in people by offering a wide range of benefits including leadership training.
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Rena Kokalari
Chief People Officer
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Julie Brown
Director, Global Recruiting
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Paloma Thombley
VP, People Experience
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Cassi Mecchi
VP, Growth & Belonging
Product and Technology
Builds, improves, and maintains the infrastructure of Wikimedia sites.
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Selena Deckelmann
Chief Product and Technology Officer
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Sai Suman Cherukuwada
Deputy Chief Product and Technology Officer
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Mark Bergsma
Vice President of Site Reliability Engineering
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Tajh Taylor
Special Advisor to the Chief Product and Technology Officer
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Amanda Bittaker
Chief of Staff to the Chief Product and Technology Officer
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Chris Albon
Director of Machine Learning and Data
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Kavitha Appakayala
Director of Site Reliability Engineering
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Nat Baca
Director of Engineering, Reading Experiences
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Ilan Berker
Director of Engineering, MediaWiki
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Runa Bhattacharjee
Senior Director, Languages & Content Growth
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Marzanne Collins
Director of Program Management
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Levi Ferreira
Director of Engineering, Developer Experience
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Rita Ho
Director of Design
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Marshall Miller
Senior Director of Product, Core Experiences
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Birgit Müller
Director of Product, MediaWiki & Developer Experience
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Amy Tsay
Director of Product, Abstract Wikipedia and Wikidata Platform
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Denny Vrandečić
Head of Special Projects
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Leila Zia
Director, Head of Research
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Kate Zimmerman
Senior Director, Research and Decision Science