Maryana Iskander
Maryana Iskander | |
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ماريانا إسكندر | |
Iskander in 2017 | |
| Born | September 1, 1975 Cairo, Egypt |
| Education | Rice University (BA) Trinity College, Oxford (MSc) Yale University (JD) |
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| Awards | Rhodes Scholarship (1996) Skoll Award (2019) |
| Chief Executive Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Katherine Maher |
| Website | Wikimedia Page |
Maryana Iskander (/ˌmæriˈænə ɪˈskændər/ MARR-ee-AN-ə isk-AN-dər; Arabic: ماريانا إسكندر; born September 1, 1975) is an Egyptian-born American social entrepreneur and lawyer. In 2022, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation, succeeding Katherine Maher. Iskander plans to leave the role by January 2026. Prior to her position, Iskander was the CEO of the Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator and a former chief operating officer of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in New York.