# Wikimedia Foundation CEO

entity: /record/wikimedia-foundation.md  
predicate: ceo  
page: /record/wikimedia-foundation/ceo  
as_of: 2026-10-31  

As of October 31, 2026, Wikimedia Foundation's CEO on the AsOf record is Bernadette Meehan, dated January 20, 2026, from a primary source (wikimediafoundation.org). The record holds 3 claims on Wikimedia Foundation's CEO, 1 still open and 2 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.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.

- [Wikimedia Foundation](/record/wikimedia-foundation.md) | ceo | Bernadette Meehan | valid 2026-01-20 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_F02A01EAE5D7](/claim/clm_F02A01EAE5D7.md)
  sources: https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-2025-chief-executive-officer-search/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180, https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/12/09/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-bernadette-meehan-as-chief-executive-officer/

## Every dated value

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 Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Wikimedia Foundation](/record/wikimedia-foundation.md) | ceo | Katherine Maher | valid 2016-06-23 to 2021-04-15 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_CA754E0B88FC](/claim/clm_CA754E0B88FC.md) | [clm_6B83371DB92D](/claim/clm_6B83371DB92D.md)
  sources: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Katherine_Maher_appointed_as_interim_executive_director_for_the_Wikimedia_Foundation, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180, https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2016/06/24/katherine-maher-executive-director/
- [Wikimedia Foundation](/record/wikimedia-foundation.md) | ceo | Maryana Iskander | valid 2022-01-03 to 2026-01-20 | conf 0.85 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_F02A01EAE5D7](/claim/clm_F02A01EAE5D7.md) | [clm_CA754E0B88FC](/claim/clm_CA754E0B88FC.md)
  sources: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/09/welcoming-the-wikimedia-foundations-new-ceo/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180, https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/14/wikipedia-maryana-iskander-ceo/, https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Appointment_of_Maryana_Iskander_as_CEO
- [Wikimedia Foundation](/record/wikimedia-foundation.md) | ceo | Bernadette Meehan | valid 2026-01-20 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_F02A01EAE5D7](/claim/clm_F02A01EAE5D7.md)
  sources: https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-2025-chief-executive-officer-search/, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180, https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/12/09/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-bernadette-meehan-as-chief-executive-officer/

## What replaced what

- Katherine Maher (2016-06-23 to 2021-04-15, [clm_6B83371DB92D](/claim/clm_6B83371DB92D.md)) was replaced by Maryana Iskander from 2022-01-03 ([clm_CA754E0B88FC](/claim/clm_CA754E0B88FC.md))
- Maryana Iskander (2022-01-03 to 2026-01-20, [clm_CA754E0B88FC](/claim/clm_CA754E0B88FC.md)) was replaced by Bernadette Meehan from 2026-01-20 ([clm_F02A01EAE5D7](/claim/clm_F02A01EAE5D7.md))

## Questions this record answers

### What is Wikimedia Foundation's current CEO?

Bernadette Meehan, dated January 20, 2026, from a primary source (wikimediafoundation.org). The record asserts this claim as of October 31, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).

### When did Wikimedia Foundation's CEO last change?

The latest value on the record is Bernadette Meehan, dated January 20, 2026; before it the record holds Maryana Iskander, dated January 3, 2022 and closed on January 20, 2026.

### What was Wikimedia Foundation's CEO before Bernadette Meehan?

Maryana Iskander, valid from January 3, 2022 to January 20, 2026 (status superseded), from 2 primary sources (diff.wikimedia.org and foundation.wikimedia.org) and one further source (washingtonpost.com).


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