The Zcash ecosystem is embarking on a brand new chapter, and with it comes each challenges and alternatives. As we navigate this transition, I wish to take a second to precise gratitude, define our quick priorities, and share my strategy to making sure the Zcash Basis (ZF) operates on the highest stage doable all through this course of.
Thank You, Jack
At first, I wish 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 Group and Ecosystem Companions
Additionally, I’m extremely grateful for the ZF engineers who proceed to push ahead every day, fixing advanced challenges and conserving Zcash on the chopping fringe of privateness know-how. Your experience and dedication are essential to the success of Zcash, and I deeply admire your work.
Past ZF, I wish to acknowledge the contributions of different key engineering groups and neighborhood 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 around the globe, and particular person contributors to your efforts in making privacy-preserving monetary instruments a actuality.
My Function and Priorities as Interim Govt Director and COO
As Interim Govt Director and COO, my main focus is guaranteeing that ZF operates easily and successfully throughout this transition interval. With the help of the ZF board, I’m dedicated to offering the assets and construction wanted for the crew to proceed their vital work with out disruption.
One of the crucial essential duties forward is co-leading a strategic planning course of with the ZF board. Earlier than we are able to recruit a brand new Govt Director, we have to clearly outline what abilities and expertise are required to guide ZF into the longer term. This course of can be collaborative, considerate, and designed to make sure the very best end result for ZF and the Zcash neighborhood.
Moreover, the board seat vacated by Jack will stay open till the brand new Govt 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 supply transactional help to ZCG and ZecHub by way of FPF and I’ll not maintain a management function inside the group. As of March 1st, the FPF board of administrators is solely liable for all future-focused resolution making and strategic planning to make sure there is no such thing as a battle of curiosity throughout my roles.
My Strategy: Coordination, Communication, and Execution
I strongly consider that Zcash doesn’t have the time or assets to waste on inefficiencies or misalignment. My strategy to management throughout this era is guided by three key ideas:
- Coordination – We have to maximize the influence of our efforts throughout the Zcash ecosystem. Meaning avoiding duplication of labor, streamlining decision-making, and guaranteeing that each useful resource is used as successfully as doable.
- Bettering Communication – Each inside ZF and throughout the broader Zcash neighborhood, communication should enhance. ZF can be taking a better have a look at how we share data and coordinate efforts, making mandatory changes to make sure readability, timeliness, and a cooperative strategy to tackling challenges, each new and longstanding.
- Execution – When you’ve labored with me over the previous three-plus years, you recognize that I take a “get shit completed” strategy to all the things I do. This transition interval isn’t any exception. We are going to transfer ahead with focus, guaranteeing that ZF stays a robust, dependable, and efficient group.
Whereas transitions like this inevitably include uncertainty, I’m dedicated to making sure that ZF not solely stays secure however continues to maneuver ahead with readability and function. We aren’t right here to dwell on the previous—we’re right here to construct the longer term.
To everybody within the Zcash neighborhood: I admire your work, your effort, and your dedication to our shared mission. Let’s transfer ahead collectively.
—Alex Bornstein, Interim Govt Director
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