Ethereum Foundation Restructures Leadership for Clearer Roles
The Ethereum Foundation has revamped its leadership to clarify management and board roles. This update was shared in a blog post on April 28.
Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz K. Stańczak are now co-executive directors.They will collaborate with Bastian Aue and Josh Stark, who are joining the management team. Aue and Stark will focus on organizational strategy and project execution.
the management team will handle daily operations and strategic tasks. Meanwhile, the board will set long-term goals and ensure compliance. the board consists of four members:
- Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, will provide technical guidance.
- Aya Miyaguchi, the Foundation’s president, will shape the long-term vision and manage external relationships.
- Patrick Storchenegger, a Swiss legal expert, will ensure compliance with Swiss regulations.
- Wang will act as a liaison between the board and daily operations.
The board will serve as a “security council” to protect Ethereum’s core values. They can appoint or remove executive directors if needed.
Wang and Stańczak’s priorities include scaling Ethereum’s layer-1, improving layer-1 and layer-2 connections, and enhancing user-friendliness.They also emphasize censorship resistance, open-source development, privacy, and security.
Stańczak will serve a two-year term while working with Nethermind and launching an Ethereum-focused venture fund. The Foundation remains committed to supporting the Ethereum ecosystem’s growth without becoming a centralized authority.
