{"entity":"wikimedia-foundation","id":"ent_wikimedia-foundation","name":"Wikimedia Foundation","predicate":"ceo","label":"CEO","page":"https://asof.is/record/wikimedia-foundation/ceo","as_of":"2026-10-31","summary":"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 The record holds 3 claims on Wikimedia Foundation's CEO, 1 still open and 2 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never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":["clm_F02A01EAE5D7"],"claims":[{"id":"clm_6B83371DB92D","value":"Katherine Maher","valid_from":"2016-06-23","valid_to":"2021-04-15","published":"2016-06-24","recorded":"2026-10-29","confidence":0.95,"status":"superseded","assertable":true,"superseded_by":"clm_CA754E0B88FC","sources":[{"url":"https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Katherine_Maher_appointed_as_interim_executive_director_for_the_Wikimedia_Foundation","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2018-05-31T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2016/06/24/katherine-maher-executive-director/","tier":"primary","publisher":"Wikimedia Foundation","published_at":"2016-06-24T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"It is our great pleasure to share that during the Board meeting at Wikimania 2016 in Esino Lario, we unanimously voted to appoint Katherine Maher as Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation. This is effective as of our resolution dated Thursday, 23 June.","url":"https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2016/06/24/katherine-maher-executive-director/"}},{"id":"clm_CA754E0B88FC","value":"Maryana Iskander","valid_from":"2022-01-03","valid_to":"2026-01-20","published":"2021-09-03","recorded":"2026-10-29","confidence":0.85,"status":"superseded","assertable":false,"why_not":"unverified","superseded_by":"clm_F02A01EAE5D7","sources":[{"url":"https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/12/09/welcoming-the-wikimedia-foundations-new-ceo/","tier":"primary","publisher":"Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees (Governance Wiki)","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/14/wikipedia-maryana-iskander-ceo/","tier":"secondary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2021-09-14T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Appointment_of_Maryana_Iskander_as_CEO","tier":"primary","publisher":"Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees (Governance Wiki)","published_at":"2021-09-03T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"selects Maryana Iskander to serve as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Foundation, and appoints her to have the power and authority of the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director granted in the Bylaws and all resolutions of the Board, effective January 3, 2022.","url":"https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Resolution:Appointment_of_Maryana_Iskander_as_CEO"}},{"id":"clm_F02A01EAE5D7","value":"Bernadette Meehan","valid_from":"2026-01-20","valid_to":null,"published":"2025-05-06","recorded":"2026-10-27","confidence":0.95,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-2025-chief-executive-officer-search/","tier":"primary","publisher":"wikimediafoundation.org","published_at":"2025-05-06T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2025/12/09/wikimedia-foundation-appoints-bernadette-meehan-as-chief-executive-officer/","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2025-12-09T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"Wikimedia Foundation  appoints Bernadette Meehan as Chief Executive Officer","url":"https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-2025-chief-executive-officer-search/"}}],"replaced":[{"claim":"clm_6B83371DB92D","value":"Katherine Maher","valid_from":"2016-06-23","valid_to":"2021-04-15","replaced_by":"clm_CA754E0B88FC","replaced_by_value":"Maryana Iskander","replaced_from":"2022-01-03"},{"claim":"clm_CA754E0B88FC","value":"Maryana Iskander","valid_from":"2022-01-03","valid_to":"2026-01-20","replaced_by":"clm_F02A01EAE5D7","replaced_by_value":"Bernadette Meehan","replaced_from":"2026-01-20"}],"faq":[{"question":"What is Wikimedia Foundation's current CEO?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"When did Wikimedia Foundation's CEO last change?","answer":"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."},{"question":"What was Wikimedia Foundation's CEO before Bernadette Meehan?","answer":"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)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{"unverified":"Unverified: one source that is not primary, or a primary source below confidence 0.7. Asserted once a primary source or a second independent domain confirms it."},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}