McNamee to 'elevate' Wikipedia

Fresh off what must feel like a bracing win for Elevation Partners (that would be the Palm Pre announcement), managing director and co-founder Roger McNamee is taking a seat on the advisory board of Wikimedia Foundation. It's not a new relationship, of course; in March it was announced that the company was considering a deeper relation with the Foundation after raising a helpful $1 million for it.

According to the Foundation, McNamee will act as a special advisor to the Executive Director on business and strategy issues. The advisory board meets once a year and pitches in as needed with advice on technology, policy, law, organizational development, and outreach efforts. No word on how McNamee's band, Moonalice, fits into the new deal, but I'd be a lesser sort of blogger if I didn't use the Foundation's good news to compliment them on garnering the support of "Chubby Wombat," not to mention the continued goodwill of his $1.9 billion day gig.