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| {{Infobox person | | {{Infobox person |
| |name = Jimmy Wales | | |name = Isaac Kanguya |
| |image = Jimmy Wales September 2015.jpg | | |image = |
| |imagesize = | | |imagesize = |
| |caption = Wales in 2015 | | |caption = |
| |birth_name = Jimmy Donal Wales | | |birth_name = Isaac Kanguya |
| |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|8|7}} | | |birth_date = |
| |birth_place = [[Huntsville, Alabama]], U.S. | | |birth_place = |
| |other_names = Jimbo (online moniker)<ref name=Garside-2014-08-03>{{cite news |work= The Observer |url = http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/aug/03/observer-profile-jimmy-wales-wikipedia |title = Jimmy Wales: digital champion of free speech |first = Juliette |last = Garside |location=London |date = August 3, 2014}}</ref> | | |other_names = |
| |net_worth = ≈ {{US$|1 million|link=yes}} {{As of|2014|lc=y}}<ref name=Garside-2014-08-03 /><ref name=Chozick-2013-06-30 /> | | |net_worth = |
| |spouse = {{unbulleted list|Pamela Green (m. 1986, div.)|Christine Rohan (m. 1997, div.)|[[Kate Garvey]] (m. 2012)}} | | |spouse = {{unbulleted list|Justina Mapulanga (m. 1991)}} |
| |children = 2 daughters | | |children = 4 |
| |alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[Auburn University]]|[[University of Alabama]]}} | | |alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[Evelyn hone]]}} |
| |occupation = [[Internet entrepreneur]], formerly a [[Trader (finance)|financial trader]] | | |occupation = Public relations officer |
| |boards = {{unbulleted list|[[Wikimedia Foundation]]|[[Creative Commons]]|[[Sunlight Foundation]] (advisory board)|[[MIT Center for Collective Intelligence]] (advisory board)|[[Guardian Media Group]]}} | | |boards = |
| |title= {{unbulleted list|President of [[Wikia, Inc.]] (2004–present)|Chair of [[Wikimedia Foundation]] (2003–2006)|Chair emeritus of [[Wikimedia Foundation]] (2006–present)}} | | |title= |
| |successor = [[Florence Devouard]] (as Chair of Wikimedia Foundation) | | |successor = |
| |residence = [[London]], England, UK<ref name=hough>{{cite news|last=Hough|first=Stephen|title=Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia chief to advise Whitehall on policy|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/wikipedia/9137339/Jimmy-Wales-Wikipedia-chief-to-advise-Whitehall-on-policy.html|accessdate=May 30, 2012|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|date=March 11, 2012}}</ref> | | |residence = Lusaka, Zambia |
| |awards = [[Jimmy Wales#Honors, awards and positions|See below]] | | |awards = |
| |website = {{URL|jimmywales.com}} | | |website = |
| |signature =Jimmy Wales signature.png | | |signature = |
| |module = <span style="text-align:center;">{{Listen|embed=yes|filename=Jimmy Wales voice.ogg|title=<span style="text-align:center;">Jimmy Wales's voice</span>|type=speech|description=<span style="text-align:center;">[[:File:Jimmy Wales voice.ogg|Recorded August 2014]]</span>}}</span> | | |module = |
| }} | | }} |
