Jimmy Wales - Founder and Owner @ Fandom - Crunchbase Person Profile

Overview

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Primary Job Title Founder and Owner
Primary Organization
Fandom

Location London, England, United Kingdom
Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Gender Male

Website jimmywales.com
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Jimmy Wales is the Founder and Owner of Fandom. He previously worked at The People's Operator as an Executive Chairman. Jimmy Wales attended the University of Alabama.

Jobs

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Jimmy Wales

has

current jobs including

Founder & CEO

WikiTribune

Founder and Owner

Fandom

, and

Founder and Board member

Wikimedia Foundation

. Additionally,

Jimmy Wales

has had

past job as the

Co-Founder

Wikipedia

WikiTribune Founder & CEOJan 2017
Fandom Founder and Owner2006
Wikimedia Foundation Founder and Board memberJun 2003
Wikia Founder and Owner

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Wikipedia	Co-Founder	Jan 15, 2001	2007

Board and Advisor Roles

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Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Jimmy Wales

holds

board and advisor roles including

Advisor

LCX

Member of the Board of Directors

Creative Commons

, and

Member of the Board of Directors

Hunch

LCX AdvisorApr 2018
Creative Commons Member of the Board of Directors
Hunch Member of the Board of Directors
Wikimedia Endowment Advisor
Elbi Digital Member of the Board of Directors

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
The People's Operator	Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors	2014	2015
Socialtext	Member of the Board of Directors	Oct 3, 2005	—

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