This press release is available online here:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/
Wikimedia_Foundation_welcomes_Victoria_Coleman_as_Chief_Technology_Officer
And also as a post on the Wikimedia blog here:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/11/02/victoria-coleman-
chief-technology-officer/
Wikimedia Foundation welcomes Victoria Coleman as Chief Technology Officer
Victoria brings more than 20 years of experience leading development and
strategy for complex technologies at scale
San Francisco, California November 2, 2016 – The Wikimedia Foundation is
pleased to announce Victoria Coleman as our new Chief Technology Officer.
As the Foundation's senior technology executive, Victoria will be
responsible for setting the vision and strategy for technology and
operations behind the Wikimedia projects, in cooperation with the global
communities of volunteer contributors, users, and researchers. Her first
day is 7 November 2016.
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization behind Wikipedia,
one of the world’s largest and most popular web properties. The
organization also operates 11 other Wikimedia projects
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/FAQ/en#What_free_knowledge_projects_do…>,
including MediaWiki, the open-source wiki software that powers Wikimedia
projects and many other online collaborations. Together, the Wikimedia
sites are visited by hundreds of millions of people each month from every
corner of the globe.
The Chief Technology Officer oversees the organization’s Technology
department <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Technology> and
technical roadmap, and is responsible for the evolution, development, and
delivery of our core platforms and architecture. In this role, Victoria
will work closely with the Wikimedia Foundation’s technology teams to
ensure an accessible and performant technology infrastructure and
anticipate scale and capability challenges for the Wikimedia projects.
“Victoria brings the right combination of deep technical knowledge,
operational expertise, and the steady hand that is needed in this unique
role, ” said Katherine Maher, Executive Director of the Wikimedia
Foundation. “Her experience leading development for a wide array of
technology platforms at scale, as well as her love for education and
passion for our mission, make her an excellent addition to our leadership
team.”
Victoria has more than 20 years of experience in consumer and enterprise
technology. She is a strong leader with expertise in strategy and
development in software engineering, mobile platforms, connected devices,
cyber security, and web services, and has been a longtime advocate for
innovation in education and the public sector.
“Over the past 15 years, Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects have
radically changed how people access knowledge,” Victoria said. “But the
vast majority of people today still don’t use or have access to these
resources. As we look ahead, we’ll consider how we can grow and evolve our
technologies to support the Wikimedia vision: a world where every person
has access to all knowledge. I look forward to collaborating with the
existing team at the Foundation and the Wikimedia communities in this
important work.”
Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor, where
she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management, technology
roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Harman,
she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity, and
advanced driver assist systems.
As Vice President Engineering at Yahoo! Inc., where she led Yahoo!
membership, web presentation technologies such as the Yahoo! User Interface
Library, mobile web services, notification services, backend SDKs including
accounts and messaging, mobile application testing, and the Yahoo!
Developer Network. Before joining Yahoo!, Victoria served as Vice
President, Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software
Engineering of Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice
President of Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology. She has also held
director roles at Intel and SRI International, in security technology and
system design, respectively.
Before joining SRI International, Victoria was a Reader in Computer Science
for two years at Queen Mary and Westfield College and a Lecturer in
Computer Science at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College for six years,
both at the University of London. She designed the software engineering and
theoretical strands of the Royal Holloway undergraduate computer science
program. She also created the Masters program on Dependable Computer
System, and taught undergraduate and graduate classes in information
security, operating systems, software engineering, and dependable
distributed systems.
Victoria has also been selected to participate on numerous advisory
councils in higher education and the public sector. She serves on the
advisory Board of the Santa Clara University Department of Computer
Engineering. She is also a Senior Advisor to the Director of the University
of California Berkeley’s Center for Information Technology Research in the
Interest of Society. She serves as a volunteer advisor on the United States
Department of Defense’s Defense Science Board and is a member of Lockheed
Martin’s Technology Advisory Group. She is also an advisor to the
Automotive Security Review Board, a nonprofit consortium aiming to make
connected cars more cyber secure.
Victoria has deep familiarity with open source software development, having
witnessed the ascendancy of the Unix movement first as a student and
subsequently as an instructor. She passionately believes in the power of
open source and has been actively involved in the development of LiMo
(renamed Tizen), the first truly open, hardware independent, Linux-based
mobile operating system. Having used Webkit as the basis of the application
runtime of webOS, she is also very familiar with leveraging open source for
building products.
Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and
Computer Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK
and her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK.
She holds four patents and is the author of more than 60 articles and
books. Born in Greece, she has worked with teams around the world,
including in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Finland, Germany, India,
Israel, Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that supports and
operates Wikipedia and its sister projects. Wikipedia serves roughly half a
billion people each month. Every month roughly 80,000 people edit Wikipedia
and its sister projects, collectively creating, improving, and maintaining
its nearly 40 million articles across hundreds of languages -- this all
makes Wikipedia one of the most popular web properties in the world. Based
in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is a 501(c)(3)
charity that is funded primarily through donations and grants.
About Wikipedia
Wikipedia is the world’s free knowledge resource. It is a collaborative
creation that has been added to and edited by millions of people from
around the globe since it was created in 2001: anyone can edit it, at any
time. Wikipedia is offered in hundreds of languages containing a total of
nearly 40 million articles. Wikimedia and its sister projects are the
largest collection of free knowledge in human history.
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Hi everyone,
I’m excited today to introduce the Wikimedia Foundation's new Chief
Technology Officer, Victoria Coleman. Victoria’s first day is November 7,
and she will be based in the Foundation's office in San Francisco.
Victoria comes to us with more than 20 years of experience in consumer and
enterprise technology. And as you’ll learn quickly when you start getting
to know her, she is deeply passionate about the importance of education,
and how the Wikimedia mission advances education and equity around the
world.
When we started looking for a CTO for the Foundation, projects, and
communities, we knew we were looking for a unique person - someone with the
experience to lead confidently, and the confidence to embrace open
collaboration in leadership. We were looking for someone with a track
record of success leading strategy and execution for technology platforms
at scale, someone will be an effective mentor and leader for our Technology
department, and a strong partner to Product teams. We needed someone who
would thrive in our culture and be an inclusive collaborator with staff and
community. We agreed that Victoria met these requirements and then some.
Victoria has deep experience across consumer and enterprise technology
fields and is a longtime advocate for innovation in education and the
public sector. She has seen and done many things in her career, from
mobility platforms to connected devices to cyber security to web services
at scale. She brings operational excellence in strategic long-term
planning, execution, delivery, and running large distributed teams.
Most recently, Victoria served as Senior Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer for the Connected Home Division of Technicolor, where
she was responsible for innovation strategy, product management, technology
roadmaps, and technical due diligence for acquisitions and partnerships.
Previously, as Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Harman,
she led the core technology platforms of the Infotainment Division
including systems and software, media, tuner, navigation, connectivity, and
advanced driver assist systems. Before this, she served as Vice President,
Emerging Technologies at Nokia, Vice President, Software Engineering of
Hewlett-Packard’s webOS global business unit, and Vice President of
Samsung's Advanced Institute of Technology.
Victoria also has deep familiarity with open source software development,
having witnessed the rise of the Unix movement first as a student and later
as an instructor. She has been actively involved in the development of the
Linux-based LiMo (renamed Tizen). She passionately believes in the power of
open source and is familiar with how a commitment to open source
strengthens platforms and products at an integral level.
Victoria received her B.Sc and M.Sc in Electronic Computer Systems and Computer
Aided Logic Design respectively from the University of Salford, UK and her
Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. She is the
author of over 60 articles and books (!). She has worked with teams around
the world, including in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Finland, Germany,
India, Israel, Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
One thing that struck many of us throughout our conversations was
Victoria's commitment to volunteering her knowledge and expertise outside
of her daily professional activities, serving on advisory councils in
higher education and the public sector. She is on the advisory Board of the
Santa Clara University Department of Computer Engineering, and she is also
a Senior Advisor to the Director of the University of California
Berkeley’s Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of
Society. She serves as a volunteer advisor on both Lockheed Martin’s
Technology Advisory Group and on the United States Department of Defense’s
Defense Science Board where she offers advice and recommendations on
science, technology, manufacturing, and acquisition processes.
As a native of Greece, Victoria is interested in becoming a contributor on
Greek Wikipedia, and getting to know our colleagues and communities over
the coming months.
As many of you know, the CTO search has been an intensive process and our
highest recruiting priority in recent months. Dozens of people from across
the organization contributed to this effort, most notably the CTO hiring
committee, which included directors and senior staff from the Technology
department. Representatives from the C-level, Technology, and Product teams
also participated in interviews, panels, and lunches. In total, we reviewed
nearly 900 candidates, advancing 190 to recruiter screens, and reviewing 70
with the hiring committee.
I want to personally thank every single person who was involved in this
process. The focus and dedication of the Foundation’s recruiting team were
remarkable, as were the diligence and commitment of the many staff and
volunteers who supported this search.
More information on Victoria’s full background can be found in our blog
post announcing her arrival: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/11/02/
victoria-coleman-chief-technology-officer/
Victoria is on CC - please join me in welcoming her to the Foundation and
our movement!
Warmly,
Katherine
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An on-wiki version of this message is available for translation:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Engineering/
Introducing_Victoria_Coleman_-_Chief_Technology_Officer
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Katherine Maher
Wikimedia Foundation
149 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
+1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635
+1 (415) 712 4873
kmaher(a)wikimedia.org
Congratulations Kelly and Rosie :)
On Monday, October 31, 2016, Nurunnaby Hasive <nhasive(a)wikimedia.org.bd>
wrote:
> Congratulations Dear Rosie and Kelly.
>
>
> -Hasive
> WMBD
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> On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 12:06 PM, Natacha Rault <n.rault(a)me.com> wrote:
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>> Dear Rosie, dear Kelly,
>>
>> Bravo for this new function, it is certainly good news for anyone
>> dedicated to the gender gap!
>> Good luck in these new responsibilities to both of you,
>>
>> Nattes à chat / Natacha
>>
>> > Le 30 oct. 2016 à 21:27, Kirill Lokshin <kirill.lokshin(a)wikimediadc.org
>
>> a écrit :
>> >
>> > Hello everyone,
>> >
>> > I'm very pleased to announce that Kelly Doyle and Rosie
>> Stephenson-Goodknight have joined the Wikimedia DC Board of Directors.
>> >
>> > I'm sure that most of you already know Kelly and Rosie; for anyone who
>> doesn't, Kelly currently serves as the Wikipedian in Residence for Gender
>> Equity at West Virginia University Libraries, while Rosie is a co-founder
>> of WikiProject Women in Red and the WikiWomen's User Group, among many
>> other projects.
>> >
>> > Please join me in congratulating them on their new roles!
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Kirill
>> >
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Regards,
Tanweer
Hello everyone,
I'm very pleased to announce that Kelly Doyle and Rosie
Stephenson-Goodknight have joined the Wikimedia DC Board of Directors.
I'm sure that most of you already know Kelly and Rosie; for anyone who
doesn't, Kelly currently serves as the Wikipedian in Residence for Gender
Equity at West Virginia University Libraries, while Rosie is a co-founder
of WikiProject Women in Red and the WikiWomen's User Group, among many
other projects.
Please join me in congratulating them on their new roles!
Cheers,
Kirill
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President
Wikimedia District of Columbia
kirill.lokshin(a)wikimediadc.org
https://wikimediadc.org
REMINDER: This meeting starts in 30 minutes.
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Lena Traer <ltraer(a)wikimedia.org>
> Date: Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 3:51 PM
> Subject: Invitation to WMF October 2016 Metrics & Activities Meeting:
> Thursday, October 27, 18:00 UTC
> To: wikimediaannounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>
>
> Dear all,
>
> The next WMF metrics and activities meeting will take place on
> Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC channel is
> #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net, and the meeting will be broadcast
> as a live YouTube stream.
>
> Meeting agenda:
>
> * Executive Director update
> * Questions and discussion
> * Welcomes
> * Community update
> * Metrics update
> * Global reach update
> * Product update
> * Wikilove
>
> Please review
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_metrics_and_activities_meetings
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_metrics_and_activities…>
> for further information about the meeting and how to participate.
>
> We’ll post the video recording publicly after the meeting.
>
> Thank you,
> Lena
>
> Lena Traer
> Project Assistant // Communications // Advancement
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>
>
Greetings,
Wikimedians, please review something we are working on for the Wikimedia
Foundation, the Technical Collaboration Guideline [0].
The Technical Collaboration Guideline (TCG) is a set of best practice
recommendations, for planning and communicating product and project
information to Wikimedia communities, in order to work better, together.
The TCG allows Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) Product teams and Wikimedia
communities to work together in a systematic way in the product development
and deployment cycle. It is hoped that the TCG is useful enough to be
utilized in planning and communications regarding any project, from anyone.
The TCG is intended to be flexible as plans and products change in
development; it is a guide whose contents will help build collaborative
relationships.
The initial draft of the TCG was written after discussions in small groups
with members of the Community Liaisons and Product Management teams, to
identify successes and failures in communication, and what we can do to
encourage collaboration with the communities. Over the next month, I am
seeking review and feedback from Wikimedia community members. All feedback
that is left will be read; if there is a case for immediate action, it will
be made. All feedback will be taken into consideration when editing the
next draft of the TCG. Please keep in mind that the TCG is intended to be
lightweight information and instruction and will not be completely
comprehensive. The TCG and the conversations about it are in English, but
comments from all languages are welcome.
Over the next few days, this invitation for review will be distributed
across the wikis.
Also, within the coming weeks, I'll be announcing a review on behalf of the
WMF's Design team. They have been working diligently over the past few
months to identify and define the purpose of design within the WMF, and
they are looking forward to sharing this statement of purpose with the
broader Wikimedia movement for comment. If you're interested, please be on
the lookout for this review announcement.
I look forward to reading your comments on the wiki [1].
0. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_Collaboration_Guideline
1. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Technical_Collaboration_Guideline
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Keegan Peterzell
Technical Collaboration Specialist
Wikimedia Foundation
Dear all,
The next WMF metrics and activities meeting will take place on
Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 6:00 PM UTC (11 AM PDT). The IRC channel is
#wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net, and the meeting will be broadcast as
a live YouTube stream.
Meeting agenda:
* Welcomes
* Community update
* Metrics update
* Global reach update
* Product demo
* Feature presentation
* Questions/discussions
* Wikilove
Please review https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WMF_metrics_and_activities_m
eetings
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_metrics_and_activities…>
for
further information about the meeting and how to participate.
We’ll post the video recording publicly after the meeting.
Thank you,
Lena
Lena Traer
Project Assistant // Communications // Advancement
Wikimedia Foundation
Sent on behalf of Tony Le and Jaime Villagomez.
Greetings,
The audit report of the Wikimedia Foundation and frequently asked questions
about the audit report for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2016 are now
available at: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Financial_reports
The audit is conducted annually as a part of our financial oversight, and
provides an overview of basic information about the organization's
financial position and its overall financial health. This audit report has
been approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Audit Committee -- a board
subcommittee -- and presented to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
for their review.
Please contact us via email if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Jaime Villagomez, Wikimedia Foundation Chief Financial Officer (
jvillagomez(a)wikimedia.org)
Tony Le, Wikimedia Foundation Controller (tle(a)wikimedia.org)
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gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org
Sent on behalf of Tony Le and Jaime Villagomez.
Greetings,
The audit report of the Wikimedia Foundation and frequently asked questions
about the audit report for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2016 are now
available at: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Financial_reports
The audit is conducted annually as a part of our financial oversight, and
provides an overview of basic information about the organization's
financial position and its overall financial health. This audit report has
been approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Audit Committee -- a board
subcommittee -- and presented to the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees
for their review.
Please contact us via email if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Jaime Villagomez, Wikimedia Foundation Chief Financial Officer (
jvillagomez(a)wikimedia.org)
Tony Le, Wikimedia Foundation Controller (tle(a)wikimedia.org)
--
Gregory Varnum
Communications Strategist (Contractor)
Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/>
gvarnum(a)wikimedia.org