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Stark’s departure from the Ethereum Foundation is the most high-profile exit from the organization since its shakeup in the first quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n
Josh Stark, a key researcher and project manager at the Ethereum Foundation, the non-profit organization that stewards development of the Ethereum ecosystem, said Thursday that he is departing the organization after five years.<\/p>\n
Stark did not provide a specific reason for his departure and said<\/a> in a post on X that he has \u201cno plans for the future.\u201d Instead, he will take some personal time to focus on family and friends. He said:<\/p>\n He is one of four people listed as \u201cManagement\u201d on an organizational chart<\/a> which shows nearly all of the Foundation\u2019s staff reporting in. Cointelegraph reached out to Stark about his departure, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.<\/p>\n The departure of Stark from the Ethereum Foundation represents the most high-profile exit from the organization since Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced sweeping leadership changes<\/a> and a new direction for the Foundation in 2025. A day earlier, another Foundation contributor, Trent Van Epps, announced<\/a> that he resigned last week.<\/p>\n