Jimmy Donal Wales
Fondateur chez Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Profil
Jimmy Donal Wales is the founder of Wikipedia, Inc. (founded in 2001), Nupedia (founded in 1999), Fandom, Inc. (founded in 2004), and Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (founded in 2003).
He is currently a Trustee at Nesta.
In the past, he held positions as a Director at Socialtext, Inc., a Non-Executive Director at Guardian Media Group Plc, a Non-Executive Director at The People's Operator Plc, and a Director at The People's Operator Holdings Ltd.
Mr. Wales received his undergraduate degree from Auburn University and his graduate degree from The University of Alabama.
Postes actifs de Jimmy Donal Wales
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
 Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. operates online collaborative wiki projects. The firm is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual, educational content, and to providing the content of wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. Its projects include Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons, Wikispecies, Wikinews, Wikiversity, Wikimedia Incubator, and Meta-Wiki. The company was founded by Jimmy Donal Wales in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Fondateur | 01/01/2003 |
Nesta
 Nesta Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Nesta is an organization that focuses on achieving their 10-year strategy to change the world for good. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company keeps up with the latest news and announcements from their missions, projects, and specialist enterprises. The discovery team scans for emerging trends, promising technologies, and interventions. Nesta embeds strategic foresight at the heart of their organization and brings bold ideas to life. The company was founded in 1998, and Ravi Gurumurthy has been the CEO of the company since 2019. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Anciens postes connus de Jimmy Donal Wales
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
The People's Operator Holdings Ltd.
 The People's Operator Holdings Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade The People's Operator Holdings Ltd. operates as a mobile store. The private company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2012. The CEO is Mark Alexander Epstein. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 25/06/2018 |
| THE PEOPLE'S OPERATOR PLC | Président | 19/07/2017 |
Guardian Media Group Plc
 Guardian Media Group Plc Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Guardian Media Group plc provides media publishing services. It engages in the dissemination of news, information, and advertising matter by way of print and other media in the United Kingdom. The company also serves the radio and electronic publishing sectors. Guardian Media Group was founded by John Edward Taylor in 1821 and is headquartered in London, UK. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 25/04/2017 |
| Nupedia | Fondateur | - |
Wikipedia, Inc.
 Wikipedia, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Wikipedia, Inc. provides on-line free content communities. The company was founded on January 15, 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Fondateur | - |
Formation de Jimmy Donal Wales
| Auburn University | Undergraduate Degree |
| The University of Alabama | Graduate Degree |
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| Entreprise privées | 9 |
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Socialtext, Inc.
 Socialtext, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Socialtext, Inc. provides enterprise social software solutions. The firm’s enterprise social software platform allows employees to share expertise and speed workflows. The company was founded by Edward M. Vielmetti, Adina Levin, Ross Mayfield and Peter Kaminski in December 2002 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
Fandom, Inc.
 Fandom, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Fandom, Inc. engages in the operation of an entertainment social media platform for fans that offers games, movies, television shows, other videos, and a community portal. The company was founded by Jimmy Donal Wales and Angela Beesley Starling on October 18, 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. operates online collaborative wiki projects. The firm is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual, educational content, and to providing the content of wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. Its projects include Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikisource, Wikimedia Commons, Wikispecies, Wikinews, Wikiversity, Wikimedia Incubator, and Meta-Wiki. The company was founded by Jimmy Donal Wales in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
Wikipedia, Inc.
Wikipedia, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Wikipedia, Inc. provides on-line free content communities. The company was founded on January 15, 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Technology Services |
| Nupedia | |
The People's Operator Holdings Ltd.
The People's Operator Holdings Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade The People's Operator Holdings Ltd. operates as a mobile store. The private company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2012. The CEO is Mark Alexander Epstein. | Retail Trade |
The People's Operator Plc
 The People's Operator Plc Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications The People's Operator Plc operated as a commercial mobile virtual network operator. It specialized in telecommunications, mobile and network. The company was founded by Andrew Rosenfeld, Mark Epstein and Tom Gutteridge in November 2012 and was headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Communications |
Guardian Media Group Plc
Guardian Media Group Plc Publishing: NewspapersConsumer Services Guardian Media Group plc provides media publishing services. It engages in the dissemination of news, information, and advertising matter by way of print and other media in the United Kingdom. The company also serves the radio and electronic publishing sectors. Guardian Media Group was founded by John Edward Taylor in 1821 and is headquartered in London, UK. | Consumer Services |
Nesta
Nesta Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Nesta is an organization that focuses on achieving their 10-year strategy to change the world for good. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The British company keeps up with the latest news and announcements from their missions, projects, and specialist enterprises. The discovery team scans for emerging trends, promising technologies, and interventions. Nesta embeds strategic foresight at the heart of their organization and brings bold ideas to life. The company was founded in 1998, and Ravi Gurumurthy has been the CEO of the company since 2019. | Commercial Services |