IT Visionaries Wikimedia Foundation’s Knowledge Infrastructure with Grant Ingersoll, CTO of Wikimedia Foundation
After recently joining Wikimedia Foundation, Grant Ingersoll, the foundation’s CTO, is learning on the job each and every day. As the leader of a 120-person team, his opportunities to gain new knowledge from those around him are never-ending. Grant shares what he has found out so far and how that has helped him grow into his role. Plus, he gives us some insights about what projects he and his team are working on and why he has a deep love for data.
Key Takeaways
- Understanding Wikimedia’s knowledge infrastructure
- Wikidata’s innovative way of using data
- CTO responsibilities of the Wikimedia Foundation
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