📖 The Wikipedia Revolution
Author of The Wikipedia Revolution: How a Bunch of Nobodies Created the World's Greatest Encyclopedia (Hyperion, 2009). Launched at SXSW. Named one of the essential books about Wikipedia.
🏛️ Wikimedian at Large
Bridging the world's cultural institutions with Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
- MIT Open Learning — Wikimedian-at-large (2026–present)
- Smithsonian Institution — Wikimedian-at-large (2020–present)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art — Wikimedia Strategist (2019–present)
🤖 AI + Wikidata
Combining machine learning and human judgment to build knowledge about art on a global scale. Collaborations with Microsoft and MIT on AI prototypes for the Met's Open Access collection.
📸 WikiPortraits
Contributing professional portrait photography to Wikimedia Commons — generating 5 million+ monthly views across 2,000 Wikipedia pages. Subjects include Charlize Theron, Kendrick Lamar, Ronan Farrow, and Priyanka Chopra.
🏆 Recognition
- Wikimedia Laureate (2022) — for lifetime contributions to Wikipedia
- U.S. National Archives Citizen Archivist of the Year (2016)
- Knight Foundation grant recipient
- Inaugural Wiki Education Foundation Research Fellow (2015)
🎤 Speaking
SXSW · TEDx · Wikimania · Online News Association · Wikisym · WikiConference USA · Chautauqua Institution
📰 Press & Commentary
Quoted and published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Quartz, CNN, and KCET.