12 Facts About Felix Nartey

Felix Nartey is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur and advocate.

Felix Nartey was named the Wikimedian of the Year in 2017 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at Wikimania.

Felix Nartey is co-founder of Open Foundation West Africa and Creative Commons Ghana, where he is the chapter lead.

Felix Nartey graduated from Pope John Secondary School in 2008, Central University with a bachelor's degree in Banking and Finance in 2013, and completed his Master of Business Administration from the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences.

Felix Nartey served as the community manager for Wikimedia Ghana.

Felix Nartey later co-founded Open Foundation West Africa, a non-profit organisation whose goal is to encourage the creation of content under open licenses.

Felix Nartey will go on to work in different capacities at the Wikimedia Foundation, where he currently occupies the position of a Senior Program Officer.

Felix Nartey has served in different capacities on boards and as an advisor.

Felix Nartey served for more than five years as a board chair for Open Foundation West Africa, currently serves as an advisory board member for Kiwix and an advisory committee member for Open Access Week.

Felix Nartey adds content about his home country, Ghana, and leads several initiatives to promote the importance of editing Wikipedia, including GLAM activities, the Wikipedia Education Program, activities targeted at bridging the gender gap, and the Wikipedia Library.

Felix Nartey was a member of the Drafting Committee for the Wikimedia Movement Strategy, a member of the Advisory Group for the transition of the Creative Commons Global Network Strategy and member of the interim Global Network Council for Creative Commons.

Felix Nartey was a member of the core team of the Firefox Africa Group.