Jimmy Wales the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, the non-profit charitable organization that he helped establish to operate Wikipedia, holding its board-appointed "community founder" seat. In 2004, he co-founded Wikia, a for-profit wiki hosting service. His role in creating Wikipedia, which has become the world's largest encyclopedia, prompted "Time" magazine to name him in their 2006 list of "The 100 Most Influential People in the World". Wales was born in Huntsville, Alabama, shortly before midnight on August 7, 1966; however, his birth certificate lists his date of birth as August 8. His father, Jimmy, worked as a grocery store manager, while his
The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire world of international finance, corruption and secrecy have prevailed over regulation and transparency, and the UK is right at the heart of this. The film was co-produced by Tax Justice Network founder John Christensen, and is based in part on the book, , by expert on British offshore havens Nicholas Shaxson; an interview with Shaxson is one of its major elements. Christensen was an advisor to the Queen’s government of the island of Jersey for a number of years. The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire The Spider's Web: Britain's Second Empire is a documentary released in Mexico during May 2017