Jimmy Wales ’89 doesn’t have much time to talk—he’s busy constructing an empire, which requires a lot of globetrotting. He’s a 40-year-old revolutionist, a guru of sorts, and because of this people are constantly demanding his attention, debating his ideas, analyzing his plans and applauding his moxie. This is a man who is regularly quoted in magazines and newspapers—the good ones and the obscure. If it seems slightly amazing that you never heard of him, it’s probably because Jimmy D. “Jimbo” Wales would rather read theencyclopedia than have his photograph taken. Literally.
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