Sue Gardner

Also known as Sue Garner

Canadian journalist and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation

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Sue Gardner is a Canadian journalist who served as the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia. Her leadership of Wikipedia's parent organization made her a significant figure in shaping how one of the world's most widely used information resources is managed and developed.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 29

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Embroidered christening gowns
A-Z of Thread Painting
World's Most Beautiful Embroidered Blankets
A-Z of Knitting
Old Stories from Warwick's Past

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1956

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 5
Total plays: 13

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Recent publications · Crossref

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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.