Archive:History of the Wikimedia Foundation

The history of the Board of Trustees can largely be gleaned from the Board's past resolutions and votes, indexed below.

Appointment and process

2006

• Resolution:Consent resolutions

2008

• Bylaws amendments and board structure
  • Announcement by Vice-Chair Jan-Bart de Vreede
  • Questions and Answers
  • Diagram

2010

• Vote:Board deliberations

Appointments

2006

• Announcement of Elections 2006 results
• Elections of chair, secretary and treasurer, October 2006
• Three new board members, December 2006
• Resolution about board expansion, December 2006
• Resolution about bylaws revision, December 2006

2007

• Election of vice-chair, January 2007
• Resolution:Board Elections 2007
• Resolution:Replacement Board member 3 2007
• Resolution:Replacement Board member 2 2007
• Resolution:Replacement Board member 1 2007
• Resolution:Jimmy Wales reappointment
• Resolution:Jan-Bart de Vreede reappointment
• Resolution:Board Chair term 2007-2008
• Resolution:Board Vice Chair term 2008-2009
• Resolution:Executive Secretary term 2007-2008
• Resolution:Board expansion - December 2007

2008

• Board addition of two board members (not public text; public announcement)
• Resolution:Secretary, March 2008
• New Trustee Appointment April 2008

2009

• Board appointments May 2009
• Board appointment August 2009
• Reappointments of Jimmy Wales, Jan-Bart de Vreede, Stu West, and Matt Halprin

2010

• Board appointment March 2010
• Board appointments July 2010
• Board appointments December 2010

2011

• Board appointments - Community Trustees August 2011

2012

• Reappointments of Jimmy Wales, Jan-Bart de Vreede, and Stu West