Congratulations Geoff. I've had the good fortune to work with you, and know
that YouTube is getting a good one. Best of luck.
Sphilbrick
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 22:47:21 +0000
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Congrats on the new role Geoff, and thank you so much for your leadership
over the last half-decade. You have been a huge asset to the movement, and
will be sorely missed.
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 3:29 PM Olatunde Isaac <reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Thanks for your impeccable service, Geoff.
Wishing you all the best in
your future endeavors.
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Thank you for your service, Geoff. I hope that we will still see you
around. Good luck with the new gig. :)
Regards,
Pine
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Geoff Brigham <gbrigham(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Hi all,
Over the past five years, I’ve been honored to serve as the General
Counsel
> and Secretary of the Wikimedia Foundation. This job has been amazing,
and
> I’m grateful to everyone who has made it so
rewarding. It's now time
for
my
next step, so, in the coming days, I will be
leaving the Foundation to
pursue a new career opportunity.
I depart with such love for the mission, the Foundation, the Wikimedia
communities, and my colleagues at work. I thank my past and present
bosses
as well as the Board for their support and
guidance. I stand in awe of
the
> volunteer writers, editors, and photographers who contribute every day
to
the
Wikimedia projects. And I will hold special to my heart my past and
current teams, including legal and community advocacy. :) You have
taught,
> given, and enriched me so much.
> After my departure, Michelle Paulson
will serve as interim head of
Legal,
and,
subject to Board approval, Stephen LaPorte will serve as interim
Secretary to the Board. I can happily report that they have the
experience
and expertise to ensure a smooth and professional
transition.
The future of the Foundation under Katherine's leadership is exciting.
Having had the pleasure of working for her, I know Katherine will take
the
Foundation to its next level in promoting and
defending the outstanding
mission and values of the Wikimedia movement. Although I'm delighted
about
> my next opportunity, I will miss this new chapter in the Foundation's
> story.
> My last day at the Foundation will be
July 18th. After that, I will
take
a
month off to recharge my batteries, and then I
start my new gig at
YouTube
in the Bay Area. There, I will serve as Director
of YouTube Trust &
Safety,
managing global teams for policy, legal, and
anti-abuse operations. As
with
Wikimedia, I look forward to learning from those
teams and tackling
together a new set of exciting, novel challenges.
For those who want to stay in touch, please do! My personal email is:
geoffrey.r.brigham(a)gmail.com.
With respect, admiration, and gratitude,
Geoff
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 22:58:13 +0000
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Dear Geoff:
It has been a pleasure and an honor to work with you during my term in the
Board. Is not only that I enjoyed your advice and support, but also that I
learned so much from your leadership. I wish you best of luck in your next
adventure. And I hope we will meet again to share a beer and talk about
past times :)
Patricio
El mié., 13 de jul. de 2016 a la(s) 19:29, Olatunde Isaac <
reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com> escribió:
Thanks for your impeccable service, Geoff.
Wishing you all the best in
your future endeavors.
Isaac
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Thank you for your service, Geoff. I hope that we will still see you
around. Good luck with the new gig. :)
Regards,
Pine
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Geoff Brigham <gbrigham(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Hi all,
Over the past five years, I’ve been honored to serve as the General
Counsel
> and Secretary of the Wikimedia Foundation. This job has been amazing,
and
> I’m grateful to everyone who has made it so
rewarding. It's now time
for
my
next step, so, in the coming days, I will be
leaving the Foundation to
pursue a new career opportunity.
I depart with such love for the mission, the Foundation, the Wikimedia
communities, and my colleagues at work. I thank my past and present
bosses
as well as the Board for their support and
guidance. I stand in awe of
the
> volunteer writers, editors, and photographers who contribute every day
to
the
Wikimedia projects. And I will hold special to my heart my past and
current teams, including legal and community advocacy. :) You have
taught,
> given, and enriched me so much.
> After my departure, Michelle Paulson
will serve as interim head of
Legal,
and,
subject to Board approval, Stephen LaPorte will serve as interim
Secretary to the Board. I can happily report that they have the
experience
and expertise to ensure a smooth and professional
transition.
The future of the Foundation under Katherine's leadership is exciting.
Having had the pleasure of working for her, I know Katherine will take
the
Foundation to its next level in promoting and
defending the outstanding
mission and values of the Wikimedia movement. Although I'm delighted
about
> my next opportunity, I will miss this new chapter in the Foundation's
> story.
> My last day at the Foundation will be
July 18th. After that, I will
take
a
month off to recharge my batteries, and then I
start my new gig at
YouTube
in the Bay Area. There, I will serve as Director
of YouTube Trust &
Safety,
managing global teams for policy, legal, and
anti-abuse operations. As
with
Wikimedia, I look forward to learning from those
teams and tackling
together a new set of exciting, novel challenges.
For those who want to stay in touch, please do! My personal email is:
geoffrey.r.brigham(a)gmail.com.
With respect, admiration, and gratitude,
Geoff
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Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:00:16 +0200
From: Florence Devouard <fdevouard(a)gmail.com>
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I vividly remember the day we met, in Paris, before you joined the WMF.
I am really glad you decided to join the aventure for so many years. You
will be missed.
Florence
Le 13/07/16 à 23:25, Geoff Brigham a écrit :
Hi all,
Over the past five years, I’ve been honored to serve as the General
Counsel
and Secretary of the Wikimedia Foundation. This
job has been amazing, and
I’m grateful to everyone who has made it so rewarding. It's now time for
my
next step, so, in the coming days, I will be
leaving the Foundation to
pursue a new career opportunity.
I depart with such love for the mission, the Foundation, the Wikimedia
communities, and my colleagues at work. I thank my past and present
bosses
as well as the Board for their support and
guidance. I stand in awe of
the
volunteer writers, editors, and photographers who
contribute every day to
the Wikimedia projects. And I will hold special to my heart my past and
current teams, including legal and community advocacy. :) You have
taught,
given, and enriched me so much.
After my departure, Michelle Paulson will serve as interim head of Legal,
and, subject to Board approval, Stephen LaPorte will serve as interim
Secretary to the Board. I can happily report that they have the
experience
and expertise to ensure a smooth and professional
transition.
The future of the Foundation under Katherine's leadership is exciting.
Having had the pleasure of working for her, I know Katherine will take
the
Foundation to its next level in promoting and
defending the outstanding
mission and values of the Wikimedia movement. Although I'm delighted
about
my next opportunity, I will miss this new chapter
in the Foundation's
story.
My last day at the Foundation will be July 18th. After that, I will take
a
month off to recharge my batteries, and then I
start my new gig at
YouTube
in the Bay Area. There, I will serve as Director
of YouTube Trust &
Safety,
managing global teams for policy, legal, and
anti-abuse operations. As
with
Wikimedia, I look forward to learning from those
teams and tackling
together a new set of exciting, novel challenges.
For those who want to stay in touch, please do! My personal email is:
geoffrey.r.brigham(a)gmail.com.
With respect, admiration, and gratitude,
Geoff
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 22:39:57 -0700
From: Erik Moeller <eloquence(a)gmail.com>
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Geoff --
Many thanks for all you've done for the movement! You helped take the
WMF to a new level of professionalism, built a fantastic team, and led
it during some of the most pivotal moments in the organization's
history. During our years of working together, I deeply admired your
dedication to continuously making things better, providing mentorship
to your team and across the org, and deftly navigating the complexity
of the wiki world.
Above all, you embodied the organization's mission and values every
day, whether it was about free speech, transparency and inclusiveness,
free culture, the threat of global surveillance, or any other issue.
YouTube is lucky to bring you on board, and WMF is lucky you've built
such a great team to take things from here. Congrats and best of luck!
:)
Warmly,
Erik
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 23:08:27 -0700
From: Michael Snow <wikipedia(a)frontier.com>
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On 7/13/2016 3:04 PM, Kat Walsh wrote:
> Geoff,
> Your insight and
> guidance, your legal experience, your leadership, and your dedication
> to the people and the principles of the movement have all been
> invaluable. And your commitment to building the organization and the
> people in it means you leave the legal department in good hands;
> congratulations to Michelle and Stephen on their new roles.
Kat and I are used to echoing each other, so I'll reiterate the above in
particular. I think this transition illustrates one of the hallmarks of
successful leadership, in preparing others to fill his responsibilities
capably in his absence. As a person Geoff is irreplaceable, and like
others I owe him a lot personally. But in his role in the organization,
he does have to be replaced, and I am glad we have such good
replacements on hand. Fortunately, there is no need to replace Geoff the
person, because he will still be himself. That should serve him equally
well in his new position, and he has my best wishes for all his future
endeavors.
--Michael Snow
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 08:27:11 +0200
From: Ting Chen <wing.philopp(a)gmx.de>
To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
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Hello Geoff,
among many other things said already I think the most profound impact
you made on the whole movement was the reformation of the trademark
licensing policy and the introduction of legal assistance program. Both
immensely important for the community Also your contribution and legal
backup by introducing the current associate model, so that it can be
opened more broadly to the community, cannot be under estimated. Hope we
can stay in touch.
Greetings
Ting
Am 13.07.2016 um 23:25 schrieb Geoff Brigham:
Hi all,
Over the past five years, I’ve been honored to serve as the General
Counsel
and Secretary of the Wikimedia Foundation. This
job has been amazing, and
I’m grateful to everyone who has made it so rewarding. It's now time for
my
next step, so, in the coming days, I will be
leaving the Foundation to
pursue a new career opportunity.
I depart with such love for the mission, the Foundation, the Wikimedia
communities, and my colleagues at work. I thank my past and present
bosses
as well as the Board for their support and
guidance. I stand in awe of
the
volunteer writers, editors, and photographers who
contribute every day to
the Wikimedia projects. And I will hold special to my heart my past and
current teams, including legal and community advocacy. :) You have
taught,
given, and enriched me so much.
After my departure, Michelle Paulson will serve as interim head of Legal,
and, subject to Board approval, Stephen LaPorte will serve as interim
Secretary to the Board. I can happily report that they have the
experience
and expertise to ensure a smooth and professional
transition.
The future of the Foundation under Katherine's leadership is exciting.
Having had the pleasure of working for her, I know Katherine will take
the
Foundation to its next level in promoting and
defending the outstanding
mission and values of the Wikimedia movement. Although I'm delighted
about
my next opportunity, I will miss this new chapter
in the Foundation's
story.
My last day at the Foundation will be July 18th. After that, I will take
a
month off to recharge my batteries, and then I
start my new gig at
YouTube
in the Bay Area. There, I will serve as Director
of YouTube Trust &
Safety,
managing global teams for policy, legal, and
anti-abuse operations. As
with
Wikimedia, I look forward to learning from those
teams and tackling
together a new set of exciting, novel challenges.
For those who want to stay in touch, please do! My personal email is:
geoffrey.r.brigham(a)gmail.com.
With respect, admiration, and gratitude,
Geoff
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