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Line 57: Maher was [[chief communications officer]] of the Wikimedia Foundation from April 2014 to March 2016.<ref name=Wikimedia-CCO-Appointment-2014 /><ref name=TechRadar-Wikipedia15-2016>{{cite news \|last1 = Fitzsimmons \|first1 = Michelle \|title = Wikipedia is still disrupting after 15 years \|url = http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/wikipedia-is-still-disrupting-after-15-years-1313225 \|work = [[TechRadar]] \|date = January 16, 2016 \|access-date = March 11, 2016 \|archive-date = November 8, 2020 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201108105053/http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/wikipedia-is-still-disrupting-after-15-years-1313225 \|url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=PRWeek-CCO-Position-2014>{{cite news \|last1 = Bradley \|first1 = Diana \|title = Wikimedia hires Maher to fill chief comms role \|url = http://www.prweek.com/article/1294445/wikimedia-hires-maher-fill-chief-comms-role \|work = [[PRWeek]] \|date = May 15, 2014 \|access-date = March 12, 2016 \|archive-date = October 22, 2020 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201022012356/https://www.prweek.com/article/1294445/wikimedia-hires-maher-fill-chief-comms-role \|url-status = live }}</ref> She became interim executive director in March 2016 following the resignation of executive director [[Lila Tretikov]]<ref name="WikimediaBlog-InterimED-2016" /><ref name="WikipediaL-Tretikov-Resignation-2016">{{cite web \|last1 = Tretikov \|first1 = Lila \|title = [Wikimedia-l] Thank you for our time together \|url = https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-February/082470.html \|website = Wikimedia-l \|publisher = [[Wikimedia Foundation]] \|format = Mailing list post \|date = February 25, 2016 \|access-date = March 11, 2016 \|archive-date = February 25, 2016 \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160225220520/https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2016-February/082470.html \|url-status = live }}</ref> and was appointed executive director on June 23, 2016;<ref name="WikimediaBlog-ED-Appointment-2016" /><ref name="Wikimedia-CCO-Appointment-2014" /> the position was subsequently retitled as "executive director and CEO". Maher ~~stepped down from her positions~~resigned as CEO and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation on April 15, 2021.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> [[Maryana Iskander]] was appointed as her successor. Maher states that she focuses on global digital inclusion as a way to improve and protect people's rights to information through technology.<ref name="Wikimujeres-WikimaniaInterview-2016" /><ref name="Mozfest-PrivacyHarassmentInternet-2016">{{cite news\|last1=Maher\|first1=Katherine\|date=October 29, 2016\|title=MozFest Speaker Series: Privacy and Harassment on the Internet\|work=Mozfest 2016\|format=Video\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vycwQM9Isgw\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801014225/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vycwQM9Isgw&gl=US&hl=en\| archive-date=August 1, 2019 \| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="LA NACION 2018">{{cite news\|date=October 16, 2018\|title=El día que Wikipedia se apagó y decidió dar una batalla política\|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/lifestyle/el-dia-wikipedia-se-apago-decidio-dar-nid2182135/\|access-date=March 5, 2021\|website=LA NACION\|language=es\|archive-date=June 23, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623154700/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/lifestyle/el-dia-wikipedia-se-apago-decidio-dar-nid2182135/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In a speech to the Atlantic Council Maher spoke about the challenge of combating disinformation, particularly around critical events like elections and the [[Covid pandemic]]. She described the [[First Amendment]] as a "number one challenge" in regulating content and fighting disinformation.<ref>{{cite web \|title=A conversation with former Wikimedia CEO, Katherine Maher \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-JRPJnVvOU \|publisher=Atlantic Council \|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref>