Katherine Roberts Maher (born April 18, 1983) is the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, a position she has held since June 2016. Maher has worked in the non-profit and international sectors focusing on the use of technology to empower human rights and international development. [1]She is based in San Francisco, California. Besides English, she also speaks Arabic, French, and German.[2]
Early life and education edit
Maher grew up in Wilton, Connecticut and attended Wilton High School.
After high school, in 2003, Maher graduated from the American University in Cairo and received a bachelor's degree from New York University in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.[3]
Career edit
From 2013 to 2014, Maher was advocacy director at the Washington, D.C.-based Access Now. As part of this work, she focused on the impact on people of laws about cyber security, morality, and defamation of the state that increase state censorship and reduce dissent.[4]
Wikimedia Foundation edit
From April 2014 to March 2016, Maher was chief communications officer of the San Francisco, California-based Wikimedia Foundation. In March 2016, Maher became interim executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation following the resignation of then executive director, Lila Tretikov.Maher was appointed executive director in June 2016.
The appointment was announced by Jimmy Wales on June 24, 2016 at Wikimania 2016 in Esino Lario, Italy, effective June 23, 2016.[5]
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