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Katherine Maher | |
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| Born | Katherine Roberts Maher April 18, 1983 Wilton, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | New York University (BA) |
| Occupation | Non-profit executive |
| Title | President and CEO of NPR |
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Katherine Roberts Maher (/mɑːr/;[1] born April 18, 1983)[2] is an American businesswoman. She is the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of National Public Radio (NPR) since March 2024.[3] Prior to NPR, she was the CEO of Web Summit and chair of the board of directors at the Signal Foundation. She transitioned to the role of non-executive chairperson at Web Summit in March 2024.[4][5] She is a former chief executive officer and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation.[6][7][8]
A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Maher worked for UNICEF, the National Democratic Institute, the World Bank and Access Now before joining the Wikimedia Foundation. She subsequently joined the Atlantic Council and the US Department of State's Foreign Affairs Policy Board.
- ^ Maher, Katherine (January 10, 2020). "Maher rhymes with car, and is not a cognate of a female horse, a town leader, or a military leader. You'd think the Brits would know this after decades of colonial theory and praxis". @krmaher. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ Boix, Montserrat; Sefidari, María (September 3, 2016). "Maher: "La Fundación necesita reflejar la cultura que queremos ver en la comunidad"" (Video). Wikimujeres. Wikimanía Esino Lario 2016. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
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:4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Lorente, Patricio; Henner, Christophe (June 24, 2016). "Foundation Board appoints Katherine Maher as Executive Director". Wikimedia Blog. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ "Wikimedia Foundation CEO Katherine Maher to Step Down in April 2021". Wikimedia Foundation. February 4, 2021. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- ^ "[Wikimedia-l] Thanks for all the fish! / Stepping down April 15". wikimedia-l mailing list. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.