Ethereum Foundation (EF) announced Rebuilding Leadership On April 28, the two co-directors emphasized the areas of focus and separated the areas of work for the management team and the board.
The changes are part of efforts to strengthen strategic implementation, strengthen internal operations and further support the growing Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem.
Hsiao-Wei Wang and Tomasz K. Stańczak were appointed co-executive directors in March as part of a restructuring aimed at balancing technical expertise and operational leadership.
EF has revealed that co-executive directors will work closely with the broader management team to implement the foundation’s vision through strategic planning, ecosystem stewardship and operational oversight.
Bastian Aue and Josh Stark joined the management team in defined areas of focus, including organizational strategy, employment, project execution, and communication.
Management structure and board monitoring
Under the new structure, the management team will take care of day-to-day operations and the board will oversee vision and compliance.
The current board consists of Ethereum co-founders Vitalik Buterin, President Aya Miyaguchi, Swiss Counsel Patrick Storchenegger and Co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei Wang.
The Board ensures that the management decisions and Foundation principles are consistent and have the authority to appoint, and terminate executive leadership when necessary.
Butarin and Miyaguchi repeated the resilience of Ethereum. It depends on technical decentralization and Social and structural decentralization.
The board emphasized that the Ethereum Foundation must maintain a flexible and supportive role rather than centrally controlling ecosystem evolution.
Strategic priorities
in Joint StatementWang and Stańczak outlined the focus area for the next 12 months. Increases the scaling of Ethereum mainnet, improved interoperability between L1 and L2 networks, and improved user and developer experience.
They added that technical excellence remains the foundation of all initiatives. Two The co-executive directors detailed four guiding principles that shape censorship resistance, open source innovation, privacy protection and security decisions.
They said these values are central to supporting Ethereum’s long-term resilience and its usefulness as a global public good.
Stańczak, a Nethermind affiliate who participates in venture activities, will serve a two-year term as co-executive director, focusing on accelerating the implementation of key projects in Ethereum’s technology infrastructure.
Wang will bridge the board’s mandate and management activities and utilize her research experience and historical knowledge of the operation of the Ethereum Foundation.
Ethereum’s future vision
In another post, the Ethereum Foundation articulates its broad vision and describes its role as an administrator of the “infinite garden” given to the Ethereum ecosystem.
The foundation stated its commitment to identify and address high-leverage areas where their contributions are uniquely needed, whilst intervening intentionally to empower independent teams as much as possible.
The foundation’s long-term goals include maximizing meaningful Ethereum usage across a variety of applications, including decentralized finance, social media, and AI coordination platforms. Another core objective is to ensure the resilience of Ethereum’s technical and social infrastructure through decentralization, risk management, and diverse development teams.
EF leadership noted that the intentional subtraction, which designs systems that distribute power rather than accumulating it, remains an important part of its governance philosophy. tHis foundation aims to adapt its structure and initiatives without compromising Ethereum’s fundamental values as the ecosystem grows.
The Ethereum Foundation concluded that it will continue to strengthen its management structure and strategic focus and support Ethereum’s mission, serving as a resilient, neutral platform for global coordination across technology, finance and governance.
