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Victoria Coleman

11 Jan 2019 11 Jan '19

12:29 a.m.

Dear all, I have some difficult news to share. A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity came up for me to exercise the full spectrum of my skills as the CEO of an early stage mission oriented startup. It has been a mighty struggle between my commitment to my team, the Foundation and the movement and this opportunity to bring all my skills to bear and build something from the ground up to do good in the world. I will not lie to you - it has not been easy. But ultimately I decided that I have to give it a go and I accepted the offer. I plan on starting there on Feb 4th so my last day at the Foundation will be Feb 1st. These past two years have been amongst the most enjoyable in my professional career. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the movement and what fuels it and I’ve been incredibly privileged to work with a Tech team like no other. We have together strengthened the technical infrastructure of the movement and while much work remains to be done we have a much stronger team in place to take the mission to the next level. And I have personally made friendships that will last a lifetime. The organization I will be moving to is Atlas AI, a public benefit corporation supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. I will be leading an exceptional team of AI and earth system science experts striving for improvements in human well being through data driven insights. Our focus areas are drawn from the UN’s sustainable development goals of no poverty and zero hunger with emphasis on Sub Saharan Africa. I leave behind a Technology department that I am certain is well on the way to achieving our vision to create the infrastructure for the free knowledge movement. I am also pleased that during my tenure, we have built leaders who are equipped to take on this challenge. Erika Bjune will be serving as interim CTO. Erika joined us a little over two years ago and she has distinguished herself as one of the finest people leaders I have ever worked with. Both she and Katherine will have my ongoing support — I will stay on in a consulting role to Erika on organizational matters and for the mid term planning work we have ahead of us in the remainder of the fiscal year. I know that I am leaving the Tech team in good hands until a permanent CTO is hired. I want to close this difficult message with my heartfelt thanks to all of you for letting me be part of this incredible movement. Being a Wikimedian is a great privilege. I wanted you to know that I’m not walking away from something; I am walking towards something that is very important to me and the world. I will miss you all. Deeply. Truly. And a lot! Victoria

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Pine W

11 Jan 11 Jan

12:48 a.m.

Thank you for your service, Victoria. I'm glad that your next steps sound like they will be good for you professionally and will be at another organization that does public service. I've appreciated that you have been consistently responsive and polite in our interactions. I wish you the best on your journey. Perhaps we'll meet again. Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )

zppix e

12:55 p.m.

Victoria, Thanks for all you’ve done i only hope this opportunity works out well for you. Regardless of what your future holds you will always have a place here, so as always for anyone feel free to check in and have a nice chat with us anytime. I think i can safely say on behalf of the Wikimedia community as a whole, thank you for your work and dedication to the movement, and good luck. -- Devin “Zppix” CCENT Volunteer Wikimedia Developer Africa Wikimedia Developers Member and Mentor Volunteer Mozilla Support Team Member (SUMO) Quora.com Partner Program Member enwp.org/User:Zppix **Note: I do not work for Wikimedia Foundation, or any of its chapters. I also do not work for Mozilla, or any of its projects. **

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On Jan 10, 2019, at 6:48 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote: Thank you for your service, Victoria. I'm glad that your next steps sound like they will be good for you professionally and will be at another organization that does public service. I've appreciated that you have been consistently responsive and polite in our interactions. I wish you the best on your journey. Perhaps we'll meet again. Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine ) _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

Katherine Maher

12:52 a.m.

New subject: [foundation-optional] A difficult goodbye

Hi everyone, Many in the community may not have the chance to have met Victoria, so I want to start by sharing my thanks for her work. The Technology department at the Wikimedia Foundation does many things, but most simply understood, they're the ones who keep our projects running, every day of the year, rain or shine. Unless you're a technical contributor or lurk on IRC, you may not interact with them in the same way you do with other parts of the Foundation. But they're utterly critical to Wikimedia, and for the past two years, Victoria has led this essential department. When Victoria joined, the Foundation had not had a dedicated CTO in many years. She spent the better part of the past two years as a tireless advocate for the work of the Technology department, transforming disparate pieces into a coherent and compelling program structure. Victoria has never stopped marveling at how much the department had accomplished on a shoestring. Together, we worked to try and extend the length of that shoestring, building out the structures of a team that is increasingly diverse and incredibly dedicated to the work. Many teams now are in positions to be much more forward-looking than in many years, with space to take on new challenges. There’s certainly more to do, but thanks to these efforts we have a better sense of the ambitious targets that we still need to reach in service of our mission. With so much important work to do, we're already planning for a new CTO. We'll begin preparations for the search immediately, and should launch formally in February. In the meantime, I am truly grateful to our current Director of Search Platform Engineering, Erika Bjune, for stepping up to take on the role of interim CTO. We know this search will likely be on the longer side, given our unique mission and structure. As such, please engage with Erika as a full acting CTO, who will keep critical decisions and programs moving forward. Fortunately, Victoria has also volunteered to stay on in a consulting role, in order to provide additional support during the transition and in annual planning. This puts us in a good place, and from the community, we anticipate you won't even notice a change. Of course, even though I'm sad Victoria is leaving, I am thrilled that not only are her skills and experience being recognized but that she is putting them to such meaningful use at another mission-oriented organization -- and please do join me in congratulating Victoria on her new role! We wish you the very best in this next move, and like everyone, warn you that you’ll never truly be a former Wikimedian! Katherine On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 4:29 PM Victoria Coleman <vcoleman(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

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-- Katherine Maher (she/her) Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

Isarra Yos

14 Jan 14 Jan

6:06 p.m.

Sad to see you go - from what I saw as a volunteer, things only improved under your leadership here. We were lucky to have you. All the best. -I On 11/01/2019 00:29, Victoria Coleman wrote:

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Chico Venancio

6:17 p.m.

Victoria, I echo Isarra's comment here, it is the Wikimedia community loss to see you part. In particular, I was able to see your leadership in the formation of the Technical Engagement team, consolidating initiatives around volunteer developers and leveraging the work for the communities. Wish you the best on this new challenge. Chico Venancio Em seg, 14 de jan de 2019 às 15:06, Isarra Yos <zhorishna(a)gmail.com> escreveu:

...

Sad to see you go - from what I saw as a volunteer, things only improved under your leadership here. We were lucky to have you. All the best. -I On 11/01/2019 00:29, Victoria Coleman wrote:

Dear all, I have some difficult news to share. A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity came up

for me to exercise the full spectrum of my skills as the CEO of an early stage mission oriented startup. It has been a mighty struggle between my commitment to my team, the Foundation and the movement and this opportunity to bring all my skills to bear and build something from the ground up to do good in the world. I will not lie to you - it has not been easy. But ultimately I decided that I have to give it a go and I accepted the offer. I plan on starting there on Feb 4th so my last day at the Foundation will be Feb 1st.

These past two years have been amongst the most enjoyable in my

professional career. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the movement and what fuels it and I’ve been incredibly privileged to work with a Tech team like no other. We have together strengthened the technical infrastructure of the movement and while much work remains to be done we have a much stronger team in place to take the mission to the next level. And I have personally made friendships that will last a lifetime.

The organization I will be moving to is Atlas AI, a public benefit

corporation supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. I will be leading an exceptional team of AI and earth system science experts striving for improvements in human well being through data driven insights. Our focus areas are drawn from the UN’s sustainable development goals of no poverty and zero hunger with emphasis on Sub Saharan Africa.

I leave behind a Technology department that I am certain is well on the

way to achieving our vision to create the infrastructure for the free knowledge movement. I am also pleased that during my tenure, we have built leaders who are equipped to take on this challenge.

Erika Bjune will be serving as interim CTO. Erika joined us a little

over two years ago and she has distinguished herself as one of the finest people leaders I have ever worked with. Both she and Katherine will have my ongoing support — I will stay on in a consulting role to Erika on organizational matters and for the mid term planning work we have ahead of us in the remainder of the fiscal year. I know that I am leaving the Tech team in good hands until a permanent CTO is hired.

I want to close this difficult message with my heartfelt thanks to all

of you for letting me be part of this incredible movement. Being a Wikimedian is a great privilege. I wanted you to know that I’m not walking away from something; I am walking towards something that is very important to me and the world. I will miss you all. Deeply. Truly. And a lot!

Victoria _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Nuria Ruiz

8:02 p.m.

Many thanks for your work in these two years, Victoria. You leave the Technology team in much better shape than you found it. For those of you not in the know I think is worth mentioning that in her tenure here Victoria has created the Technical Engagement team to better attend technical contributors (already mentioned on this thread), hired a director of security that has, in turn, build a solid security team, given weight to MediaWiki as a platform and created a team that will steward MediaWiki's development . She has also overseen much of the technical work that has gone into our litigation against the NSA, has instituted a process to better do promotions and has hired support staff that has made the work of all of us in the department much (much!) easier. On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 10:17 AM Chico Venancio <chicocvenancio(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

Sad to see you go - from what I saw as a volunteer, things only improved under your leadership here. We were lucky to have you. All the best. -I On 11/01/2019 00:29, Victoria Coleman wrote:

Dear all, I have some difficult news to share. A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity came up

been

easy. But ultimately I decided that I have to give it a go and I accepted the offer. I plan on starting there on Feb 4th so my last day at the Foundation will be Feb 1st.

These past two years have been amongst the most enjoyable in my

professional career. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the movement and what fuels it and I’ve been incredibly privileged to work with a Tech team

no other. We have together strengthened the technical infrastructure of

the

movement and while much work remains to be done we have a much stronger team in place to take the mission to the next level. And I have

personally

made friendships that will last a lifetime.

The organization I will be moving to is Atlas AI, a public benefit

I leave behind a Technology department that I am certain is well on the

way to achieving our vision to create the infrastructure for the free knowledge movement. I am also pleased that during my tenure, we have

built

leaders who are equipped to take on this challenge.

Erika Bjune will be serving as interim CTO. Erika joined us a little

over two years ago and she has distinguished herself as one of the

finest

people leaders I have ever worked with. Both she and Katherine will have

ongoing support — I will stay on in a consulting role to Erika on organizational matters and for the mid term planning work we have ahead

us in the remainder of the fiscal year. I know that I am leaving the

Tech

team in good hands until a permanent CTO is hired.

I want to close this difficult message with my heartfelt thanks to all

of you for letting me be part of this incredible movement. Being a Wikimedian is a great privilege. I wanted you to know that I’m not

walking

away from something; I am walking towards something that is very important to me and the world. I will miss you all. Deeply. Truly. And a lot!

Victoria _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Victoria Coleman

15 Jan 15 Jan

1:16 a.m.

Hi everyone, thank you. I am not sure I deserve all your kind words but I sincerely appreciate them. As I appreciated your support and your partnership these past two years. Leaving is not easy - it really is not. I just feel relieved knowing that our community is wide, is open and, yes, it’s welcoming - so I take comfort in continuing to be part of it from a different perch. Technology is not an optional extra for the movement. It’s what makes everything else possible. Your work truly matters and I feel honored to have had the opportunity to make a small contribution. Go forward! Be passionate. Be open! Be you! I have you in my heart. Victoria

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On Jan 14, 2019, at 3:02 PM, Nuria Ruiz <nuria(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: Many thanks for your work in these two years, Victoria. You leave the Technology team in much better shape than you found it. For those of you not in the know I think is worth mentioning that in her tenure here Victoria has created the Technical Engagement team to better attend technical contributors (already mentioned on this thread), hired a director of security that has, in turn, build a solid security team, given weight to MediaWiki as a platform and created a team that will steward MediaWiki's development . She has also overseen much of the technical work that has gone into our litigation against the NSA, has instituted a process to better do promotions and has hired support staff that has made the work of all of us in the department much (much!) easier. On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 10:17 AM Chico Venancio <chicocvenancio(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Sad to see you go - from what I saw as a volunteer, things only improved under your leadership here. We were lucky to have you. All the best. -I On 11/01/2019 00:29, Victoria Coleman wrote:

Dear all, I have some difficult news to share. A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity came up

been

easy. But ultimately I decided that I have to give it a go and I accepted the offer. I plan on starting there on Feb 4th so my last day at the Foundation will be Feb 1st.

These past two years have been amongst the most enjoyable in my

professional career. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the movement and what fuels it and I’ve been incredibly privileged to work with a Tech team

no other. We have together strengthened the technical infrastructure of

the

movement and while much work remains to be done we have a much stronger team in place to take the mission to the next level. And I have

personally

made friendships that will last a lifetime.

The organization I will be moving to is Atlas AI, a public benefit

I leave behind a Technology department that I am certain is well on the

way to achieving our vision to create the infrastructure for the free knowledge movement. I am also pleased that during my tenure, we have

built

leaders who are equipped to take on this challenge.

Erika Bjune will be serving as interim CTO. Erika joined us a little

over two years ago and she has distinguished herself as one of the

finest

people leaders I have ever worked with. Both she and Katherine will have

ongoing support — I will stay on in a consulting role to Erika on organizational matters and for the mid term planning work we have ahead

us in the remainder of the fiscal year. I know that I am leaving the

Tech

team in good hands until a permanent CTO is hired.

I want to close this difficult message with my heartfelt thanks to all

of you for letting me be part of this incredible movement. Being a Wikimedian is a great privilege. I wanted you to know that I’m not

walking

away from something; I am walking towards something that is very important to me and the world. I will miss you all. Deeply. Truly. And a lot!

Victoria _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Nuria Ruiz

5:21 p.m.

...

Sad to see you go - from what I saw as a volunteer, things only improved under your leadership here. We were lucky to have you. All the best. -I On 11/01/2019 00:29, Victoria Coleman wrote: > Dear all, > > I have some difficult news to share. > > A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity came

been

easy. But ultimately I decided that I have to give it a go and I

accepted

the offer. I plan on starting there on Feb 4th so my last day at the Foundation will be Feb 1st.

These past two years have been amongst the most enjoyable in my

professional career. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the movement and what fuels it and I’ve been incredibly privileged to work with a Tech team

no other. We have together strengthened the technical infrastructure of

the

movement and while much work remains to be done we have a much stronger team in place to take the mission to the next level. And I have

personally

made friendships that will last a lifetime.

The organization I will be moving to is Atlas AI, a public benefit

corporation supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. I will be leading

exceptional team of AI and earth system science experts striving for improvements in human well being through data driven insights. Our focus areas are drawn from the UN’s sustainable development goals of no

poverty

and zero hunger with emphasis on Sub Saharan Africa. > > I leave behind a Technology department that I am certain is well on

the

way to achieving our vision to create the infrastructure for the free knowledge movement. I am also pleased that during my tenure, we have

built

leaders who are equipped to take on this challenge.

Erika Bjune will be serving as interim CTO. Erika joined us a little

over two years ago and she has distinguished herself as one of the

finest

people leaders I have ever worked with. Both she and Katherine will

have my

ongoing support — I will stay on in a consulting role to Erika on organizational matters and for the mid term planning work we have ahead

us in the remainder of the fiscal year. I know that I am leaving the

Tech

team in good hands until a permanent CTO is hired.

I want to close this difficult message with my heartfelt thanks to all

of you for letting me be part of this incredible movement. Being a Wikimedian is a great privilege. I wanted you to know that I’m not

walking

away from something; I am walking towards something that is very important to me and the world. I will miss you all. Deeply. Truly. And a lot!

Victoria _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Amir Sarabadani

6:25 p.m.

One thing I want to point out is when she joined, we had only 16 engineers in site reliability engineering [1] but now it's 26 [2]. Running the fifth most visited website and the greatest thing you can find in the internet with only 16 engineers is CRAZY. Such well-needed expansion shows its effect on every day life of me as a developer. Kudos Victoria! Thank you for all of your work for the movement, even though some of them might not be easily seen or understood by everyone. [1]: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Staff_and_contr… [2] https://wikimediafoundation.org/role/staff-contractors/ Best On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 6:21 PM Nuria Ruiz <nuria(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

...

given

weight to MediaWiki as a platform and created a team that will steward MediaWiki's development . She has also overseen much of the technical

work

that has gone into our litigation against the NSA, has instituted a

process

to better do promotions and has hired support staff that has made the

work

of all of us in the department much (much!) easier. On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 10:17 AM Chico Venancio <

chicocvenancio(a)gmail.com>

wrote: > Victoria, > > I echo Isarra's comment here, it is the Wikimedia community loss to see > you > part. > In particular, I was able to see your leadership in the formation of the > Technical Engagement team, consolidating initiatives around volunteer > developers and leveraging the work for the communities. > > Wish you the best on this new challenge. > Chico Venancio > > > Em seg, 14 de jan de 2019 às 15:06, Isarra Yos <zhorishna(a)gmail.com> > escreveu: > > > Sad to see you go - from what I saw as a volunteer, things only

improved

> > under your leadership here. We were lucky to have you. > > > > All the best. > > > > -I > > > > On 11/01/2019 00:29, Victoria Coleman wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > > > I have some difficult news to share. > > > > > > A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity came > up > > for me to exercise the full spectrum of my skills as the CEO of an

early

> > stage mission oriented startup. It has been a mighty struggle between

> > commitment to my team, the Foundation and the movement and this > > opportunity to bring all my skills to bear and build something from

the

> > ground up to do good in the world. I will not lie to you - it has not > been > > easy. But ultimately I decided that I have to give it a go and I > accepted > > the offer. I plan on starting there on Feb 4th so my last day at the > > Foundation will be Feb 1st. > > > > > > These past two years have been amongst the most enjoyable in my > > professional career. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the movement and

what

> > fuels it and I’ve been incredibly privileged to work with a Tech team > like > > no other. We have together strengthened the technical infrastructure

> the > > movement and while much work remains to be done we have a much

stronger

> > team in place to take the mission to the next level. And I have > personally > > made friendships that will last a lifetime. > > > > > > The organization I will be moving to is Atlas AI, a public benefit > > corporation supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. I will be leading > an > > exceptional team of AI and earth system science experts striving for > > improvements in human well being through data driven insights. Our

focus

> > areas are drawn from the UN’s sustainable development goals of no > poverty > > and zero hunger with emphasis on Sub Saharan Africa. > > > > > > I leave behind a Technology department that I am certain is well on > the > > way to achieving our vision to create the infrastructure for the free > > knowledge movement. I am also pleased that during my tenure, we have > built > > leaders who are equipped to take on this challenge. > > > > > > Erika Bjune will be serving as interim CTO. Erika joined us a little > > over two years ago and she has distinguished herself as one of the > finest > > people leaders I have ever worked with. Both she and Katherine will > have my > > ongoing support — I will stay on in a consulting role to Erika on > > organizational matters and for the mid term planning work we have

ahead

> of > > us in the remainder of the fiscal year. I know that I am leaving the > Tech > > team in good hands until a permanent CTO is hired. > > > > > > I want to close this difficult message with my heartfelt thanks to

all

> > of you for letting me be part of this incredible movement. Being a > > Wikimedian is a great privilege. I wanted you to know that I’m not > walking > > away from something; I am walking towards something that is very > > important to me and the world. I will miss you all. Deeply. Truly.

And a

lot! > > > Victoria > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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Denny Vrandečić

9:29 p.m.

Thanks Victoria! I really enjoyed our interaction, and thank you for what you did for the movement. I wish you all the best on your future path, and hope you are not becoming a stranger! Best wishes, Denny On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 10:25 AM Amir Sarabadani <ladsgroup(a)gmail.com> wrote:

...

given

weight to MediaWiki as a platform and created a team that will steward MediaWiki's development . She has also overseen much of the technical

work

that has gone into our litigation against the NSA, has instituted a

process

to better do promotions and has hired support staff that has made the

work

of all of us in the department much (much!) easier. On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 12:02 PM Nuria Ruiz <nuria(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > Many thanks for your work in these two years, Victoria. You leave the > Technology team in much better shape than you found it. > > For those of you not in the know I think is worth mentioning that in

her

> tenure here Victoria has created the Technical Engagement team to

better

> attend technical contributors (already mentioned on this thread),

hired a > > director of security that has, in turn, build a solid security team, > given > > weight to MediaWiki as a platform and created a team that will steward > > MediaWiki's development . She has also overseen much of the technical > work >

that has gone into our litigation against the NSA, has instituted a

> process >

to better do promotions and has hired support staff that has made the

> work > > of all of us in the department much (much!) easier. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 10:17 AM Chico Venancio < > chicocvenancio(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Victoria, > >> > >> I echo Isarra's comment here, it is the Wikimedia community loss to see

>> you >> part. >> In particular, I was able to see your leadership in the formation of

the

> Technical Engagement team, consolidating initiatives around volunteer > developers and leveraging the work for the communities. > > Wish you the best on this new challenge. > Chico Venancio > > > Em seg, 14 de jan de 2019 às 15:06, Isarra Yos <zhorishna(a)gmail.com> > escreveu: > > > Sad to see you go - from what I saw as a volunteer, things only

improved >> > under your leadership here. We were lucky to have you. >> > >> > All the best. >> > >> > -I >> > >> > On 11/01/2019 00:29, Victoria Coleman wrote: >> > > Dear all, >> > > >> > > I have some difficult news to share. >> > > >> > > A few months ago and completely out of the blue, an opportunity

came

> up > > for me to exercise the full spectrum of my skills as the CEO of an

early >> > stage mission oriented startup. It has been a mighty struggle

between

> > commitment to my team, the Foundation and the movement and this > > opportunity to bring all my skills to bear and build something from

the >> > ground up to do good in the world. I will not lie to you - it has

not

> been > > easy. But ultimately I decided that I have to give it a go and I > accepted > > the offer. I plan on starting there on Feb 4th so my last day at the > > Foundation will be Feb 1st. > > > > > > These past two years have been amongst the most enjoyable in my > > professional career. I’ve enjoyed getting to know the movement and

what >> > fuels it and I’ve been incredibly privileged to work with a Tech

team

> like > > no other. We have together strengthened the technical infrastructure

> the > > movement and while much work remains to be done we have a much

stronger >> > team in place to take the mission to the next level. And I have >> personally >> > made friendships that will last a lifetime. >> > > >> > > The organization I will be moving to is Atlas AI, a public benefit >> > corporation supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. I will be

leading

> an > > exceptional team of AI and earth system science experts striving for > > improvements in human well being through data driven insights. Our

focus >> > areas are drawn from the UN’s sustainable development goals of no >> poverty >> > and zero hunger with emphasis on Sub Saharan Africa. >> > > >> > > I leave behind a Technology department that I am certain is well

>> the >> > way to achieving our vision to create the infrastructure for the

free

>> > knowledge movement. I am also pleased that during my tenure, we have >> built >> > leaders who are equipped to take on this challenge. >> > > >> > > Erika Bjune will be serving as interim CTO. Erika joined us a

little

> > over two years ago and she has distinguished herself as one of the > finest > > people leaders I have ever worked with. Both she and Katherine will > have my > > ongoing support — I will stay on in a consulting role to Erika on > > organizational matters and for the mid term planning work we have

ahead >> of >> > us in the remainder of the fiscal year. I know that I am leaving

the

> Tech > > team in good hands until a permanent CTO is hired. > > > > > > I want to close this difficult message with my heartfelt thanks to

all

And a

> lot! > > > > > > Victoria > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l

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