Hsiao-Wei Wang has stepped down as co-executive director and board member of the Ethereum Foundation, ending a run that began in mid-2017 when she joined as a core protocol researcher. Her last day appears to have been in early June 2026, based on her posts on X.
The timing matters. Wang’s exit is the second co-executive director departure in roughly four months, following Tomasz Stanczak’s resignation in February.
A leadership carousel that keeps spinning
Wang was elevated to co-executive director on March 17, 2025, as part of a broader restructuring that moved longtime executive director Aya Miyaguchi into a newly created president role. The idea was a dual-leadership model: Wang and Stanczak would share the top operational seat.
Stanczak announced his resignation on February 13, 2026, saying he wanted to focus on artificial intelligence. His departure was effective at the end of that month, and Bastian Aue stepped in as his replacement. That left Wang and Aue as the co-executive director pairing.
