It is with sadness that we announce that Ming Chan, who served as Executive Director at the Ethereum Foundation for nearly three years, is leaving the Foundation. Since his arrival in 2015, he has played a pivotal role in the Foundation’s development and success. The leadership, commitment, and integrity he brought to the Foundation will be sorely missed, and we wish to thank him for his dedicated service and many important accomplishments, including:
- Multiple rounds of Foundation reorganization, as well as significantly improving efficiency and reducing costs
- Building relationships with IC3 and other academic groups
- Navigating and supporting the Foundation through multiple difficult challenges, including the DAO attack and DoS attacks of 2016
- Overseeing several major and successful hard forks, including Homestead and Metropolis
- Supervision of three successful Devcon events
To address the Foundation’s current and future leadership needs, we have now completed our search for a worthy successor. Effective February 1, 2018, Aya Miyaguchi will assume the role of CEO of the Ethereum Foundation. Aya is a veteran of the blockchain space and was most recently the CEO of Kraken Japan. She brings many years of organizational leadership experience and has a passion for nonprofits and social enterprises. We feel fortunate to have her join us and we warmly welcome her new role.
“Having been involved in different layers of the blockchain ecosystem, I am aware of the improvements that need to happen at the core level of the Ethereum platform, and that these improvements can only happen with the support of a strong community. I am excited to take on this role and support research and development efforts and relationships within the community,” says Aya.
We look forward to working with Aya as the Foundation continues to evolve and grow in the years to come. There are many exciting developments for our ecosystem on the horizon, and we anticipate even greater developments in the coming days and in the near future. Please join us in wishing Ming a heartfelt farewell and welcoming Aya to the Ethereum Foundation.
The Board of Directors, Stiftung Ethereum
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