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 instant priorities, and share my method to making sure the Zcash Basis (ZF) operates on the highest stage doable all through this course of.
Thank You, Jack
At first, I need to lengthen my honest due to Jack for his 4 years of service to ZF and numerous contributions to the Zcash ecosystem since inception. Management transitions are by no means simple, however Jack’s dedication to ZF and the broader Zcash ecosystem has left an indelible impression that can guarantee ZF’s momentum continues as we transfer ahead.
Appreciation for the ZF Workforce and Ecosystem Companions
Additionally, I’m extremely grateful for the ZF engineers who proceed to push ahead every day, fixing advanced challenges and retaining Zcash on the chopping fringe of privateness know-how. Your experience and dedication are vital to the success of Zcash, and I deeply recognize 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 taking place 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 Function 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 assets and construction wanted for the workforce to proceed their necessary work with out disruption.
Some of the vital duties forward is co-leading a strategic planning course of with the ZF board. Earlier than we are able to 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 very 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 through FPF and I’ll now not maintain a management function inside the group. As of March 1st, the FPF board of administrators is solely answerable for all future-focused determination making and strategic planning to make sure there isn’t a battle of curiosity throughout my roles.
My Method: Coordination, Communication, and Execution
I strongly consider that Zcash doesn’t have the time or assets 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 impression 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 group, communication should enhance. ZF will probably be taking a more in-depth take a look at how we share data and coordinate efforts, making needed changes to make sure readability, timeliness, and a cooperative method to tackling challenges, each new and longstanding.
- Execution – Should you’ve labored with me over the previous three-plus years, you realize that I take a “get shit performed” method to every little thing I do. This transition interval isn’t any exception. We are going to 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 goal. 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 recognize 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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