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Kat Walsh

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Kat Walsh
Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation
In office
July 12, 2012 – August 8, 2013
Preceded byTing Chen
Succeeded byJan-Bart de Vreede
Personal details
Born (1982-10-16) October 16, 1982 (age 42)
New York
ResidenceSan Francisco Bay Area, California

Kat Walsh (born October 16, 1982) was the fifth chair of the Wikimedia Foundation. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

Education[edit]

Walsh graduated from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida with a B.A. in music and a minor in mathematics in 2005, and she also has a J.D. from George Mason University School of Law.

Wikimedia Foundation[edit]

She was appointed to the board of the Wikimedia Foundation in September 2006 and was elected chairman on July 12, 2012.[1] Her board term ended on August 8, 2013, and she was succeeded as chair by Jan-Bart de Vreede.[2]

External video
INSIGHT: Kat Walsh - Chair of the Board, Wikimedia Foundation, mOppenheimAssociates

Creative Commons[edit]

Walsh is an attorney and currently Legal Counsel at Creative Commons since June 2012.[3]

References[edit]

  1. "WMF Board Election July bigb2012". Wikimedia Foundation Press. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. "Wikimedia Foundation announces 2013-14 Board of Trustees and elected officers at Wikimania in Hong Kong". Wikimedia Foundation. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. "Staff". Creative Commons. Retrieved 2012-08-19.

External links[edit]

Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by
Ting Chen
Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation
July 12, 2012 – August 8, 2013
Succeeded by
Jan-Bart de Vreede

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