Ryan Merkley (businessman)

Ryan Merkley
Born
EducationUniversity of Waterloo (BA)

Ryan Merkley was the Chief of Staff to the office of the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation,[1] and former CEO of the American non-profit organization Creative Commons.[2][3] He is an advocate for open licenses, net neutrality and open data initiatives in the public sector. Merkley is the Chair of the Open Worm Foundation board of directors[4] and was trustee at the Quetico Foundation.[5] He writes and speaks on issues such as the sharing economy, academic publishing and legal infrastructure for sharing content.[6]

In 2016, he was listed in the Globe and Mail's "Sixteen Torontonians to Watch in 2016".[7]

  1. ^ "Wikimedia Foundation welcomes Ryan Merkley as Chief of Staff to the office of the Executive Director". Wikimedia Foundation. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ^ Van Houweling, Molly (13 August 2019). "Leadership Transitions at Creative Commons". Creative Commons. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. ^ Merkley, Ryan (13 August 2019). "Moving on from Creative Commons". Creative Commons. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  4. ^ "People". openworm.org.
  5. ^ "Our Trustees".
  6. ^ Merkley, Ryan (19 September 2015). "In a true sharing economy, the reward is gratitude". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  7. ^ Andrew-Gee, Eric; Bozikovic, Alex; Moore, Oliver; Nuttall-Smith, Chris; O'Kane, Josh; Ross, Selena; Wheeler, Brad (31 December 2015). "Sixteen Torontonians to watch in 2016". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 17 September 2016.