User blog comment:JAlbor/Wikia Community Podcast - Episode 5/@comment-68.87.42.110-20130625164451

Jimmy Wales wasn't "founder" of Wikipedia. The idea of a wiki-based encyclopedia was forwarded by Larry Sanger, and Sanger named it 'Wikipedia', and Sanger issued the first public call for participation on the project. Jimmy's company owned the server that he installed the software on. One of those two was the "founder". The other was an "employer of the founder".