Sue Gardner
Sue Gardner | |
|---|---|
Gardner in 2008 | |
| 2nd Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation | |
| In office 2007–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Brad Patrick |
| Succeeded by | Lila Tretikov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11, 1967 Barbados |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Ryerson Polytechnical Institute |
| Website | Official website |
Sue Gardner (born May 11, 1967) is a Canadian journalist, not-for-profit executive and business executive. She was the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation from December 2007 until May 2014, and before that was the director of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's website and online news outlets.
In 2012, Gardner was ranked as the 70th-most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine. In 2013, she joined the board of Global Voices. In May 2015, the Tor Project announced that Gardner would be assisting with the development of their long-term organizational strategy. In 2018, she was announced as executive director of The Markup. Gardner left this position in May 2019.
In November 2023, Gardner was appointed chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.