Lila Tretikov
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Lila Tretikov | |
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Occupation | Executive director of Wikimedia Foundation |
Employer | Wikimedia Foundation |
Awards | Stevie Awards |
Lila Tretikov (Russian: Лайла Третиков; born January 25, 1978) is the current executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, since 2014.[1] She is a specialist in software engineering.
Career[change | change source]
Tretikov was born in the former Soviet Union in 1978. She emigrated to America in 1994. She studied art and computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.[2]
In May 2014, Tretikov was selected as the future executive director of Wikimedia Foundation, replacing Sue Gardner and took up the post on June 1, 2014.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Jan-Bart De Vreede (May 1, 2014). "Announcing our new Executive Director: Lila Tretikov". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ Katherine Seligman (May 9, 2014). "The Woman To Run Wikipedia: Russian-born Former Cal Student Seen as "White Unicorn"". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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