The Zcash ecosystem is embarking on a brand new chapter, and with it comes each challenges and alternatives. As we navigate this transition, I need to take a second to precise gratitude, define our speedy priorities, and share my method to making sure the Zcash Basis (ZF) operates on the highest degree doable all through this course of.
Thank You, Jack
At first, I need to lengthen my honest because of Jack for his 4 years of service to ZF and numerous contributions to the Zcash ecosystem since inception. Management transitions are by no means straightforward, however Jack’s dedication to ZF and the broader Zcash ecosystem has left an indelible influence that may guarantee ZF’s momentum continues as we transfer ahead.
Appreciation for the ZF Staff and Ecosystem Companions
Additionally, I’m extremely grateful for the ZF engineers who proceed to push ahead every day, fixing complicated challenges and holding Zcash on the chopping fringe of privateness expertise. Your experience and dedication are vital to the success of Zcash, and I deeply respect your work.
Past ZF, I need to acknowledge the contributions of different key engineering groups and group organizations within the ecosystem. Zcash’s success depends on collaboration, and the work occurring throughout the broader community of contributors is invaluable. Thanks ECC, Shielded Labs, ZCG, grantees, Zcash communities world wide, and particular person contributors in your efforts in making privacy-preserving monetary instruments a actuality.
My Position and Priorities as Interim Government Director and COO
As Interim Government Director and COO, my major focus is guaranteeing that ZF operates easily and successfully throughout this transition interval. With the assist of the ZF board, I’m dedicated to offering the sources and construction wanted for the workforce to proceed their necessary work with out disruption.
One of the crucial vital duties forward is co-leading a strategic planning course of with the ZF board. Earlier than we will recruit a brand new Government Director, we have to clearly outline what expertise and expertise are required to guide ZF into the longer term. This course of will probably be collaborative, considerate, and designed to make sure the absolute best consequence for ZF and the Zcash group.
Moreover, the board seat vacated by Jack will stay open till the brand new Government Director is in place, guaranteeing that the longer term management of ZF is correctly aligned with the group’s long-term imaginative and prescient.
Throughout this interim interval I’ll proceed to offer transactional assist to ZCG and ZecHub by way of FPF and I’ll not maintain a management position throughout the group. As of March 1st, the FPF board of administrators is solely liable for all future-focused choice making and strategic planning to make sure there isn’t any battle of curiosity throughout my roles.
My Method: Coordination, Communication, and Execution
I strongly imagine that Zcash doesn’t have the time or sources to waste on inefficiencies or misalignment. My method to management throughout this era is guided by three key rules:
- Coordination – We have to maximize the influence of our efforts throughout the Zcash ecosystem. Which means avoiding duplication of labor, streamlining decision-making, and guaranteeing that each useful resource is used as successfully as doable.
- Enhancing Communication – Each inside ZF and throughout the broader Zcash group, communication should enhance. ZF will probably be taking a more in-depth have a look at how we share info and coordinate efforts, making mandatory changes to make sure readability, timeliness, and a cooperative method to tackling challenges, each new and longstanding.
- Execution – In the event you’ve labored with me over the previous three-plus years, you already know that I take a “get shit finished” method to every thing I do. This transition interval is not any exception. We’ll transfer ahead with focus, guaranteeing that ZF stays a powerful, dependable, and efficient group.
Whereas transitions like this inevitably include uncertainty, I’m dedicated to making sure that ZF not solely stays steady however continues to maneuver ahead with readability and function. We’re not right here to dwell on the previous—we’re right here to construct the longer term.
To everybody within the Zcash group: I respect your work, your effort, and your dedication to our shared mission. Let’s transfer ahead collectively.
—Alex Bornstein, Interim Government Director
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