Jimbo Wales

Wales received his Bachelor's degree in finance from Auburn University and his Master's in finance from University of Alabama. He was appointed a fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School in 2005 and in 2006, he joined the Board of Directors of the non-profit organization Creative Commons.

In January of 2001, Wales started Wikipedia.org, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and in mid-2003, Wales set up the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization based in St. Petersburg, Florida, to support the Wikipedia.org site.

In 2004, Wales co-founded Wikia, Inc., a for-profit company based on principles similar to Wikipedia.org. Wikia, Inc. enables groups of people to share information, and opinions that fall outside the scope of an encyclopedia. In addition, as part of his work at Wikia, Inc., Wales is developing a new search platform founded on open-source search protocols and human collaboration, called Wikia Search.

Recently, Wales was honored by Esquire Magazine as a member of the "Esquire 75" - The 75 most influential people of the 21st century. In 2007, The World Economic Forum recognized Wales as one of the “Young Global Leaders.” This prestigious award acknowledges the top 250 young leaders for their professional accomplishments, their commitment to society and their potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world. In addition, Wales received the “Time 100 Award” in 2006, as he was named one of the world’s most influential people in the “Scientists & Thinkers” category.

Gekürzte Programm-Version: In January of 2001, Wales started Wikipedia.org, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and in mid-2003, Wales set up the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization, to support the Wikipedia.org site.

In 2004, Wales co-founded Wikia, Inc., a for-profit company based on principles similar to Wikipedia.org. Wikia, Inc. enables groups of people to share information, and opinions that fall outside the scope of an encyclopedia. As part of his work at Wikia, Inc., Wales is developing Wikia Search, a new search platform founded on open-source search protocols and human collaboration.

Recently, Wales was honored by Esquire Magazine as a member of the "Esquire 75" - The 75 most influential people of the 21st century. In 2007, The World Economic Forum recognized Wales as one of the “Young Global Leaders.” In addition, he received the “Time 100 Award” in 2006, as he was named one of the world’s most influential people in the “Scientists & Thinkers” category.