Maryana Iskander

Maryana Iskander
ماريانا إسكندر
Photo of Maryana Iskander, smiling
Iskander in 2017
Born (1975-09-01) September 1, 1975 (age 49)
Cairo, Egypt
EducationRice University (BA)
Trinity College, Oxford (MSc)
Yale University (JD)
Occupations
AwardsRhodes Scholarship (1996)
Skoll Award (2019)
CEO of the Wikimedia Foundation
Assumed office
January 5, 2022
Preceded byKatherine Maher
WebsiteWikimedia Page

Maryana Iskander (/ˌmæriˈænə ɪˈskændər/ MARR-ee-AN-ə isk-AN-dər;[1] Arabic: ماريانا إسكندر; born September 1, 1975)[2] is an Egyptian-born American social entrepreneur and lawyer. In 2022, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation, succeeding Katherine Maher. Prior to her position, Iskander was the CEO of the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator and a former chief operating officer of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in New York.

  1. ^ Maryana Iskander, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator. Devex. June 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Who's who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Vol. 62. Randall Publishing Company. 1996. p. 714.