# Creative Commons CEO

entity: /record/creative-commons.md  
predicate: ceo  
page: /record/creative-commons/ceo  
as_of: 2026-10-31  

As of October 31, 2026, Creative Commons's CEO on the AsOf record is Anna Tumadóttir, dated April 10, 2024, from a primary source (creativecommons.org). The record holds 3 claims on Creative Commons's CEO, 1 still open and 2 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current CEO

What the record asserts on 2026-10-31.

- [Creative Commons](/record/creative-commons.md) | ceo | Anna Tumadóttir | valid 2024-04-10 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_2BAB3E32064B](/claim/clm_2BAB3E32064B.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43449, https://creativecommons.org/2024/04/10/anna-tumadottir-appointed-as-ceo-of-creative-commons/

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Creative Commons](/record/creative-commons.md) | ceo | Ryan Merkley | valid 2014-06-01 to 2019-09-16 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_867B02B0AD66](/claim/clm_867B02B0AD66.md) | [clm_F0DE0EDCC5DD](/claim/clm_F0DE0EDCC5DD.md)
  sources: https://creativecommons.org/2019/09/16/cc-names-cable-green-as-interim-ceo/, https://creativecommons.org/2014/05/14/creative-commons-names-ryan-merkley-as-chief-executive-officer/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43449, https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/42684
- [Creative Commons](/record/creative-commons.md) | ceo | Catherine Stihler | valid 2020-08-17 to 2023-12-29 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_2BAB3E32064B](/claim/clm_2BAB3E32064B.md) | [clm_867B02B0AD66](/claim/clm_867B02B0AD66.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43449, https://creativecommons.org/2020/07/09/announcing-creative-commons-new-ceo-catherine-stihler/, https://creativecommons.org/2023/12/29/leadership-transitions-at-cc-catherine-stihler/
- [Creative Commons](/record/creative-commons.md) | ceo | Anna Tumadóttir | valid 2024-04-10 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_2BAB3E32064B](/claim/clm_2BAB3E32064B.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43449, https://creativecommons.org/2024/04/10/anna-tumadottir-appointed-as-ceo-of-creative-commons/

## What replaced what

- Ryan Merkley (2014-06-01 to 2019-09-16, [clm_F0DE0EDCC5DD](/claim/clm_F0DE0EDCC5DD.md)) was replaced by Catherine Stihler from 2020-08-17 ([clm_867B02B0AD66](/claim/clm_867B02B0AD66.md))
- Catherine Stihler (2020-08-17 to 2023-12-29, [clm_867B02B0AD66](/claim/clm_867B02B0AD66.md)) was replaced by Anna Tumadóttir from 2024-04-10 ([clm_2BAB3E32064B](/claim/clm_2BAB3E32064B.md))

## Questions this record answers

### What is Creative Commons's current CEO?

Anna Tumadóttir, dated April 10, 2024, from a primary source (creativecommons.org). The record asserts this claim as of October 31, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.85).

### When did Creative Commons's CEO last change?

The latest value on the record is Anna Tumadóttir, dated April 10, 2024; before it the record holds Catherine Stihler, dated August 17, 2020 and closed on December 29, 2023.

### What was Creative Commons's CEO before Anna Tumadóttir?

Catherine Stihler, valid from August 17, 2020 to December 29, 2023 (status superseded), from a primary source (creativecommons.org).


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- JSON: /v1/entities/creative-commons/ceo (this fact) · /v1/entities/creative-commons?predicates=ceo (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
- MCP: entity_state(entity: "creative-commons", predicates: ["ceo"], scope: "all")
- Entity twin: /record/creative-commons.md · timeline: /timelines/creative-commons.md

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