Florence Jacqueline Sylvie Devouard, (née Nibart; born 10 September 1968) is a French agricultural engineer who served as the chair of the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees between October 2006 and July 2008.
Florence Devouard | |
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 Devouard in 2023 | |
| Chair of the Wikimedia Foundation | |
| In office 21 October 2006 – 17 July 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Wales |
| Succeeded by | Michael Snow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1968 Versailles, France |
| Spouse | Bertrand Devouard |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Consultant in Internet Communication Strategy, Chair Emeritus of the Wikimedia Foundation |
Education
Devouard holds an engineering degree in agronomy from ENSAIA and a DEA in genetics and biotechnologies from INPL.[1]
Career
On 9 March 2008, Devouard was elected member of the municipal council of Malintrat.[2]
Devouard joined the board of Wikimedia Foundation in June 2004 as chair of the board of trustees, succeeding Jimmy Wales.[3] She has served on the Advisory Board of the Foundation since July 2008.[4]
Co-founder of Wikimedia France in October 2004, she was vice-chair of its board as of 2011 until December 2012.[5]
Recognition
On 16 May 2008, she was made a knight in the French National Order of Merit, proposed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as "chair of an international foundation".[6]
See also
References
Specific
Further reading
- Lih, Andrew. The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia. Hyperion, New York City. 2009. First Edition. ISBN 978-1-4013-0371-6 (alkaline paper).
External links
- Anthere Consulting website Archived 23 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Personal blog
- Wikimedia Foundation and sustainability
- Florence Devouard's Wikipedia user page
- 2005 Board candidacy presentation
- Video-Interview on 10 February 2007 at the Lift07 conference in Geneva
- "What the future holds for Wikipedia". Swissinfo. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2008. Interview with Florence Devouard.
- 'Madame Wikipedia' runs web giant from village HQ Archived 21 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine 2007 AFP article
- A Life in the Day: Florence Devouard 2007 Times article