Today, I’m excited to turn the page and share that I will be closing this chapter as Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation soon and stepping into a new role as its President. 

Let’s continue building in the garden 🌳

Read my full statement :
https://blog.ethereum.org/2025/02/25/aya-announcement

I love how unique the EF is, which makes Ethereum unique. I love the builder-friendly environment the EF established. I love the community the EF helped cultivate.

In Aya’s 2020 year letter, she introduced the inspiring book Finite and Infinite Games and quoted one of them: “The finite player aims to win eternal life; the infinite player aims for eternal birth.” It manifested the EF’s mission and encouraged EFers to think long. It inspired us to think more about what we can do in our limited lives.

The EF's uniqueness lies in its core values: neutrality, decentralization, and global community empowerment. To fulfill its mission, its culture remains rooted in long-term thinking. The EF is blessed to have Aya lead us toward these values.

THANK YOU, @ayamiya! ❤️

Ethereum R&D || Bulbasaur Research intern

Agreed. It also enabled the rise of many leaders which is quite unique when compared to other ecosystems which are personalized by 1 founder.

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