Foundation | April 17, 2026

Josh Stark Will Leave the Ethereum Foundation

Stark plans to step down at the end of April after five years at the Foundation, where he worked across communications, special projects, and major upgrade stewardship.

Josh Stark is leaving the Ethereum Foundation at the end of April after five years inside Ethereum's most visible institution.

Stark joined the Foundation in 2019 to work with its special projects team and later became part of its management layer. The Block reported that he worked alongside President Aya Miyaguchi, Vitalik Buterin, co-executive directors Hsiao-Wei Wang and Bastian Aue, and other senior figures. He was also one of the better-known public voices for the Foundation, with work tied to communications and major efforts around The Merge, Dencun, Fusaka, and Pectra.