Lucy Crompton-Reid

Background

About Lucy Crompton-Reid

I have built a longstanding career as a dynamic and effective senior leader across the cultural, voluntary and public sectors. As Chief Executive of Wikimedia UK since October 2015, I've led the development of a new strategy focused on eradicating inequality and bias on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects. Wikimedia UK is the national charity for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement, working with partners from the cultural and education sectors to unlock content, develop new ways of engaging with the public and enable learners to benefit fully from the educational potential of the Wikimedia projects. We also have a strategic focus on the development of information literacy skills in an era of misinformation, and the creation of a legislative framework that enables open knowledge to flourish. In recognition of my longstanding work within the international Wikimedia movement I have recently been appointed to the new Global Resource Distribution Committee, with shared responsibility for the equitable and transparent distribution of around $27 million a year in grant funds, and the creation of a new strategy for resource distribution across Wikipedia's global communities. Other non-executive positions include membership of the British Library Advisory Council, the External Advisory Board for AI for Collective Intelligence (a UKRI National Research Hub) and the Board of Advisors at the Khalili Foundation. Prior to joining Wikimedia UK I was the Director and Chief Executive of literature organisation Apples and Snakes, where I led a team of 17 in the delivery of an extensive national programme including live events, artist development and participation and outreach reaching children and young people every year. Previous leadership roles include Head of Outreach and Public Engagement at the House of Lords, Director of Creative Partnerships London West at Arts Council England, and National Co-ordinator for Refugee Week - a partnership project hosted by the Refugee Council.