Staff and contractors
Office of the Executive Director
The Wikimedia Foundation is part of a broad global network of individuals, organizations, chapters, clubs and communities who together work to create Wikipedia and many other freely used, freely edited, freely copied and freely redistributed projects; the most powerful example of volunteer collaboration and open content sharing in the world today.
Product
Wikimedia engineering and product refers to the engineering and product team employed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Its mission is to build, improve and maintain the technical infrastructure of Wikimedia projects (software and hardware), by supporting and complementing volunteer efforts.
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityLani GotoProject Assistant
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityGuillaume LederreyOperations Engineer (International)
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityLindsey Anne FrankenfieldDirector, Engineering
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityHelen JiangData Analyst (contractor)
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityFrédéric BolducSoftware Engineer (Contractor)
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityThalia ChanSoftware Engineer (Contractor)
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityMarielle VolzSoftware Engineer (Contractor)
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityEileen McNaughtonSoftware Engineer (Contractor)
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityMichael HollowaySoftware Engineer
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityJoe WalshSoftware Engineer
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityJoaquin HernandezSoftware Engineer (International)
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityOlga VasilevaProduct Manager (International)
Community Tech
Discovery
Discovery Engineering
Discovery User Experience
Discovery Product and Analysis
Editing
Collaboration
Editing Design Team
Editing Product
Language
Multimedia
Parsing
VisualEditor
Fundraising Tech
Reading
Reading Design
Reading Engineering
Mobile apps
Desktop & Mobile Web
Reading Infrastructure
Reading Product Management
Team Practices
Technology
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityLani GotoProject Assistant
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityDirector of Technical Operations & Lead Operations Architect (International)
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityRiccardo CoccioliSoftware Engineer (International)
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityMoritz MühlenhoffOperations Security Engineer (International)
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityMorten Warncke-WangResearch Fellow
Infrastructure
Analytics
Release Engineering
Services
Technical Operations
Data Center Ops
Labs
Traffic
Performance
Research
Research and Data
Design Research
Security
Community Engagement
The Community Engagement team increases the quantity, quality, diversity, and reach of free knowledge by supporting people and organizations aligned with the Wikimedia Foundation mission. We support contributors by representing them in the development of new technical tools, by supporting community governance, and by making grants to individuals, groups and organizations working on building community and growing content on Wikimedia projects and sites as well as related open knowledge projects. We are committed to supporting under-resourced and emerging regions, languages and communities, particularly in the Global South.
Resources
The Resources team increases the quantity, quality, diversity, and reach of free knowledge by supporting mission-allied organizations and people around the world.
Learning & Evaluation
The Learning & Evaluation team supports learning and sharing tools for connecting community leaders to one another, to resources, and to capacity development opportunities.
Support, Safety and Programs
Support, Safety and Programs serves the Wikimedia Foundation, readers and contributors by providing support on Foundation initiatives with a dual focus: (1) programs support for individuals and organizations involved in the Wikipedia Education Program, the Wikipedia Library, and GLAM, and (2) focus on community consultations, governance, and training.
Programs
Support & Safety
Technical Collaboration
The Technical Collaboration team at the Wikimedia Foundation helps developers to build features in collaboration with our communities. We are organized in two subteams based on primary audiences: Community Liaisons (editors) and Developer Relations (developers).
Community Liaisons
Developer Relations
Advancement
The Wikimedia Foundation Advancement team cultivates the resources that propel our movement. Every year, we engage over 2 million people from nearly every country in the world to support Wikipedia and its sister projects. Would you like to join them?
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilitySam PattonFundraising Campaign Manager
Online Fundraising
Foundations and Major Gifts
Endowment
Fundraising Operations
Partnerships and Global Reach
Legal
Legal team members steward globally the values of the Foundation's mission and our community of writers, editors, photographers, and other contributors. The team oversees all legal matters for the Foundation and facilitates initiatives designed to support and grow our community and their various projects, including Wikipedia and its sister Wikimedia websites. The team deals with a wide range of issues and projects to protect and defend our key values when challenged. The team's work includes policy drafting, trademark law, copyright law, international law, employment law, litigation, fundraising and grant law, domestic and international contracts, privacy law, ethics, internet law, and non-profit corporate governance.
The team is also charged with carrying forward the Foundation’s goals of advocating for the free knowledge movement in new ways, including fighting for content online, facilitating community discussions about critical Wikimedia Foundation policies, building and overseeing good governance where appropriate, and working to improve legal and legislative policy to aid the dissemination and use of free knowledge.
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityAllison DavenportLegal Fellow
Counsel
Legal interns and fellows
The Legal department runs a legal internship program to educate and train promising law students or recent law school graduates in the areas of Internet law and free knowledge organizations. The team is looking for legal interns for every summer, fall, and spring semester.
Communications
The Communications team leads the Foundation's efforts to openly and effectively share information—about the Wikimedia movement, the Wikimedia projects and the Wikimedia Foundation's work itself—with a global audience including volunteer editors, site readers and other stakeholders.
Finance and Administration
The Finance team ensures responsible management of Wikimedia Foundation funds and resources, in keeping with our core values of transparency and accountability. For more information, please see our Annual Report.
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityJames BaldwinSenior Analyst
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilitySandra GeorgeAccountant
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityJulianne JoeAccountant
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityMeron KristosSenior Accountant
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityPamela SwabyProcurement Manager
Finance
Office IT
Administration
Talent and Culture
At the Wikimedia Foundation, our mission is to empower, support and engage people around the world to share in free knowledge. The Talent and Culture team recruits and supports skilled, passionate people to advance the Wikimedia vision. If you believe in making knowledge free, you love what you do, and want to bring your skills and experience to our organization, please check out our job openings.
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Wearing Cloak of InvisibilityAngel LewisPeople Relations & Inclusion Lead