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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Message: 1 Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 22:47:21 +0000 From: Steven Walling steven.walling@gmail.com To: reachout2isaac@gmail.com, Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] With my thanks to everyone ... Message-ID: < CABxVVqvSOZ_rKM_1Vqzr4rgX8P+tvqOhmryTFZ_uO93FTvM2ag@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
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@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for your impeccable service, Geoff. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors.
Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile.
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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@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@gmail.com.
With respect, admiration, and gratitude,
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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 :)
PatricioEl mié., 13 de jul. de 2016 a la(s) 19:29, Olatunde Isaac < reachout2isaac@gmail.com> escribió:
Thanks for your impeccable service, Geoff. Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors.
Isaac Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld from Glo Mobile.
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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@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@gmail.com.
With respect, admiration, and gratitude,
Geoff _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe
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Message: 3 Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 01:00:16 +0200 From: Florence Devouard fdevouard@gmail.com To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] With my thanks to everyone ... Message-ID: nm6h60$d80$1@ger.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
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@gmail.com.
With respect, admiration, and gratitude,
Geoff _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:
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Message: 4 Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 22:39:57 -0700 From: Erik Moeller eloquence@gmail.com To: Wikimedia Mailing List wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Cc: geoffrey.r.brigham@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] With my thanks to everyone ... Message-ID: <CABR1GJstJ3GrtLbWhWXZT48DUn0f3_PM-c+fCkUVEPix8=+ NKg@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
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
Message: 5 Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2016 23:08:27 -0700 From: Michael Snow wikipedia@frontier.com To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] With my thanks to everyone ... Message-ID: f610502b-cb63-b2f0-0510-e41c8dd24921@frontier.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
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
Message: 6 Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 08:27:11 +0200 From: Ting Chen wing.philopp@gmx.de To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] With my thanks to everyone ... Message-ID: 0243003c-b2b9-999e-57fb-305cee3444b7@gmx.de Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
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@gmail.com.
With respect, admiration, and gratitude,
Geoff _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:
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