Maryana Iskander
Maryana Iskander | |
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ماريانا إسكندر | |
Iskander in 2017 | |
| Born | September 1, 1975 Cairo, Egypt |
| Citizenship | United States |
| 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 | |
| In office January 5, 2022 – January 20, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Katherine Maher |
| Succeeded by | Bernadette Meehan |
| Website | Wikimedia Page |
Maryana Iskander (born September 1, 1975) is an American social entrepreneur and lawyer. In 2022, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation, succeeding Katherine Maher. Iskander left the role in 2026, being succeeded by Bernadette Meehan. 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.