The recent appointments of the two Co-Executive Directors and President are part of a broader effort to strengthen the Ethereum Foundation, and this structure is designed to ensure our vision, strategic and balanced execution, technical direction, and ecosystem development. This blog is intended to clarify the structure of the management team and the board.
New Management (Strategic & Operational Execution)
EF’s Co-EDs will lead and execute together with other management members. You can expect to hear from members of EF management regularly on their plans, decisions, and other new changes.
- Hsiao-Wei Wang, Co-Executive Director
- Tomasz K. Stańczak, Co-Executive Director
- Bastian Aue – Focus areas: Org strategy, Hiring and Training, Co-stewards
- Josh Stark – Focus areas: Project execution, Comms & marketing, Co-stewards
Board of Directors (Oversight & Vision)
The EF board is like a security council to protect the heart and soul of EF, and to ensure compliance as a Swiss foundation. The board sets the vision, oversees that the high-level strategies and decisions by management are aligned with the Foundation’s values. The Board is also responsible for selecting Executive Director(s), and if necessary terminating the employment of executives. The current board of directors includes:
- Vitalik Buterin, Founder – continues to provide technical and intellectual guidance to the broader Ethereum ecosystem
- Aya Miyaguchi, President – sets the Ethereum Foundation’s vision with other board members. Manages some key external relationships
- Patrick Storchenegger, Swiss counsel – serves as the Swiss representative for legal and compliance matters
- Hsiao-Wei Wang, Co-Executive Director – serves as the bridge between the board, executives, and management
The board has shared the vision, guiding principles and goals for the next few years with the management team. We anticipate further strengthening the board to better serve its mission over time.
Tomasz and Hsiao-Wei Wang’s appointments as Co-EDs are an unconventional decision, but one that allows them to complement one another at a busy time for the Ethereum ecosystem and EF alike.
Tomasz will be enabled to help EF drive strong and comprehensive changes based on his grasp of community and technological needs while he stays involved in other companies (Nethermind and venture affiliations). The board and Tomasz have agreed to the expected two year term for his Co-ED role at EF to leverage his proven strategic execution-expertise and experience, especially as the next couple of years bring significant opportunities for Ethereum.
Hsiao-Wei’s dual board and ED roles, in addition to her research experience, will help her to serve as a bridge between the board and management, with an eye for the needs of the organization that come with a deep understanding of its history and place.