This is a thing that at least 40% of Americans do at least once in their life.

7 years has been a wild ride. I'm stepping down as @Wikimedia CEO in April. We've done some great stuff. axios.com/exclusive-the-… Under my watch, we reversed our traffic decline, and grew reader engagement by 30%. We also reversed our contributor decline, growing editorship by 36%. Key to this? Emerging markets.

More good news from the wiki-world! Today, we're instituting a site-wide Universal Code of Conduct for participation in @Wikipedia and our other sites, creating clear standards of behavior and explicit definitions of harassment, on and off wiki. reuters.com/article/wikipe… This is a foundational step for building a more inclusive @Wikimedia movement. We've known for years that efforts to increase the representation and participation of women, people of color, and historically marginalized communities will not be successful without safety.

Will never forget the 2.5 years I worked at HSBC. I was hired into their equivalent of an internal foreign service, starting with a global management trainee program that was their equivalent of probationary tours. Nearly all the senior leadership of the bank had come out of that “foreign service.” You started running a retail banking desk, or doing low level credit analysis, and progressively ended up running global business lines or becoming president of a country operation.

Hi! Tomorrow I am taking part in @NatSecDiver’s #BlackVoices campaign to amplify the work of @DrNLouissaint on Juneteeth (6/19). Follow along to learn more about her career & work! #NextGenNatSec #DiverseVoices #BlackNatSec Learn more about Juneteeth: pbs.org/wnet/african-a… Tomorrow I'll be sharing more about @DrNLouissaint in her own words. For now, I can share that I am incredibly grateful that she is in her role as a leader in national pandemic policy and response -- we are fortunate for her expertise and leadership. ⚕️ @NatSecDiver #BlackNatSec

CNN is talking about the tragedy of damage to iconic retail zones and shoe stores in LA. I mean, sure, looting is counterproductive. But it’s hard to be mad about protests not prioritizing the private property of a system of oppression founded on treating people’s ancestors as private property.

Today:
- Talked to 20 colleagues around the world on a group zoom
- Did remote drop-in yoga over conference call
- Discussed contingency leadership plans for if I’m on a respirator
- Too many goblet squats
- Cacio e Pepe at 10pm when it was all over for the day. Today (2/n):
- Stress wake at 4:30am with a crushing feeling of existential dread
- Coffee
- Annual planning
- Too many planks and squats
- Old timey neighborhood constitutional
- Fall asleep on the couch

Hi 👋. I’m the CEO of @Wikimedia Foundation. We operate @Wikipedia and work to keep it available for the world, especially in times of crisis. What happens in the world happens on Wikipedia. That means we've been tracking the COVID-19 pandemic, and taking steps to respond. (1/13) Wikipedia is viewed by more than 1.5 billion devices every month, reading 15 billion pages+. We also have a global staff of 400+ people and thousands of volunteers. Here's what we're doing to keep going and keep safe during COVID-19. 😷(2/13)