The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is set for another leadership transition: Tomasz Stańczak announced he will step down as **co-executive director** at the end of February 2026, CoinDesk reports.

### What’s changing

- Stańczak has co-led the EF alongside **Hsiao-Wei Wang** since early 2025.

- He said the foundation and ecosystem are in a “healthy state.”

- **Bastian Aue** is expected to assume the co-executive director role alongside Wang.

### Why this matters for Ethereum

The Ethereum Foundation plays an outsized role in:

- funding and coordinating ecosystem research and development,

- setting priorities for protocol upgrades,

- ecosystem messaging and stewardship.

CoinDesk notes Stańczak joined during a period of community criticism and internal restructuring. The change may be closely watched by developers, investors, and the broader Ethereum community for signals about EF priorities, governance style, and how the organization responds to long-running critiques around coordination and ecosystem alignment.

### What to watch

- Any updated statements about EF strategy and resource allocation.

- Whether leadership changes translate into different approaches to ecosystem coordination.

*Source: CoinDesk.*