Dear Wikimedians,
Sharing this from our internal WMF list for your visibility... I'd like to introduce Jamie Villagomez, our incoming Chief Financial Officer. He brings more than 20 years of experience leading finance in small startups and large companies, and supporting non-profits as a volunteer and an advisor. Jaime will be joining us February 1st, overseeing our Finance, Administration, and OIT teams. Most recently, Jaime served as CFO at two startups: AnyCOMM, a smart cities startup, and Karum Group, which focused on extending credit services to underserved, unbanked communities in Mexico. Before then he was Vice President of Finance at Advent Software, QRS, and Northpoint Communications. He held senior strategy and finance roles at several large telecommunication companies, including AT&T, Lucent Technologies, and Pacific Bell, often acting as an ambassador to local communities they served. Jaime is a first generation San Franciscan. He speaks fluent Spanish, and has strong connections to his extended family in Latin America. Jaime holds a deep appreciation for diversity, the importance of learning environments, and the urgency of advancing the lives of those in need. He is committed to bringing his experience to these issues through support for local community organizations and non-profits, including the Salvation Army, the San Francisco Conservation Corps, the San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and Arriba Juntos, a San Francisco-based educational and vocational training organization. Jaime’s work gives him an important perspective on our current needs and future opportunities. He has experience in small companies and large global organizations, has planned and budgeted for major technology and programmatic work, has led and developed strong finance and operating teams, and mentored non-profits with a focus on integrity, accountability, authenticity, and trust. He is a great fit for our values and needs. Jaime has a BS in electrical engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He lives with his wife and their two children in Walnut Creek. He loves to spend time with family and friends, travel to Latin America, and support the adventures and passions of his children. I would like to thank everyone involved in this search, especially Amy Elder and Boryana , who managed the recruiting process through a new, open approach. We had more than 200 candidates, interviewed 34 people, and followed up with six finalists. Everyone who spoke with Jaime throughout the process gave unanimously positive feedback (a combination of staff, executives and board members). Jaime will be reporting directly to me. We are very excited to have him as a part of the Foundation’s leadership team. Please join me in welcoming Jaime. Lila _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
