Sue Gardner

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Sue Gardner
File:Sue Gardner during her presentation at Wikimania 2013.jpg
Gardner in 2013 at Wikimania
Born (1967-05-11) May 11, 1967 (age 57)
Barbados[1][2]
Residence San Francisco, California, United States
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater Ryerson University
Known for Former Executive Director of Wikimedia Foundation (2007–2014)

Sue Gardner (born May 11, 1967)[3] is a Canadian journalist. She was the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation from December 2007 until May 2014,[4] and before that was the director of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's website and online news outlets.

In 2012, she was ranked as the 70th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine.[5] In 2013, she joined the board of Global Voices.[6] In May 2015, the Tor Project announced that Gardner will be assisting the project with the development of their long-term organizational strategy.[7]

Early life

Gardner was born in Barbados.[2][1] She grew up in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of an Anglican minister and a school principal.[8] She received a degree in journalism from Ryerson University.[8]

Career

Journalism

Gardner began her career on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio in 1990 on the program As It Happens, and worked for more than a decade as a producer, reporter and documentary-maker for CBC Radio current-affairs and for Newsworld International, focusing on pop culture and social issues.[9]

In March 2006, she succeeded Claude Galipeau as senior director of the division of 150 new media staff developing CBC.ca, the CBC website and Internet platform.[10][11]

Wikimedia

In May 2007, Gardner resigned from CBC, and shortly thereafter began consulting for the Wikimedia Foundation as a special advisor on operations and governance.[12] In December 2007, she was hired as the foundation's executive director.[13] Over the next two years, she oversaw growth of the staff including the addition of a fundraising team, and a move of the headquarters from St. Petersburg, Florida, to San Francisco, California.

Gardner in February, 2013

In October 2009, Gardner was named by The Huffington Post as one of ten "media game changers of the year" for the impact on new media of her work for Wikimedia.[14] On March 27, 2013, Gardner announced she would be leaving her position at the Wikimedia Foundation. She states that the Wikimedia Foundation is doing well now but that the Internet is not. She will be helping in that area in her future.[15] Gardner identified the "turning point" for her decision to move on as her involvement in the 2012 Wikipedia blackout protesting the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act, protests that "started me thinking about the shape the Internet was taking and what role I could play in that."[16]

In 2013, Gardner received an honorary doctorate from Ryerson University, her alma mater.[17][18]

It was announced on 1 May 2014 that Lila Tretikov would be replacing Gardner, and would take over the Wikimedia Foundation on 1 June 2014.[4][19][20][21]

Tor and First Look

Gardner has joined The Tor Project, Inc to develop a strategic plan, with support from First Look Media.[22][23]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, Sue Gardner. Forbes. Accessed August 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wikipedians do it for love. Really. Globe and Mail. July 26, 2010
  9. ↑ From the Lavin Agency's profile.
  10. ↑ CBC clicks online by Tara Perkins[dead link]http://wayback.archive.org/web/20141022180640/http://www.friends.ca/News/Friends_News/archives/articles07190602.asp. Toronto Star. July 19, 2006, via the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting archives.
  11. ↑ Does CBC.ca run itself?[dead link]http://wayback.archive.org/web/20150531120909/http://www.theteamakers.com/2006/03/02/does-cbcca-run-itself/. The Tea Makers. March 2, 2006
  12. ↑ Wikimedia Foundation press release, June 27, 2007.
  13. ↑ "Sue Gardner Hired as Executive Director", Wikimedia Foundation press release. December 3, 2007
  14. ↑ From the series of slides for the 10 Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Media? – Sue Gardner. HuffPost. March 18, 2010
  15. ↑ Please read: an announcement from Wikimedia Foundation ED Sue Gardner « Wikimedia blog
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  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Please welcome Lila Tretikov, the Wikimedia Foundation's new ED Jan-Bart de Vreede, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, 1 May 2014.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Sue Gardner and the Tor strategy project - The Tor Project, 6 May 2015
  23. ↑ Why I’m working with Tor and First Look - Sue Gardner's Blog, 20 May 2015

External links

Interviews

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