Who you would actually be dealing with.
Three people, named, with where they came from and what that means for what they can tell you. Two of our three board seats are held by our funders, and those names are here too.
The people who answer.
Every one of them came from the Ethereum Foundation's enterprise function or from institutional finance. That is the whole reason this organisation exists, and it is also a bias worth knowing about.
David Walsh
Co-founder
Built the Ethereum Foundation's enterprise function across five years and engaged hundreds of institutions. Previously EY Financial Services. Also holds one of three board seats.
Marius Smith
Co-founder
Five years scaling one of Europe's first regulated crypto custody and infrastructure firms. Previously Eigen Labs, N26 and Google.
Matthew Dawson
Co-founder
The Ethereum Foundation's first enterprise lead, with seven years across digital assets and traditional finance. Previously Accenture.
The board, and who sits on it.
Two of three seats are held by our anchor funders. The third is our executive director. No independent seat is filled.
Board members as at 24 August 2026
Tom Lee
Chair
Chairman of BitMine Immersion, an anchor funder of this organisation and one of the largest corporate holders of ETH.
Joseph Chalom
Director
Chief executive of SharpLink, an anchor funder of this organisation and a substantial corporate holder of ETH.
David Walsh
Director, Executive Director
Executive of this organisation. Previously built the Ethereum Foundation's enterprise function; previously EY Financial Services.
Open. We have committed to seating at least one independent director of institutional standing, unaffiliated with any funder, within twelve months of launch. That search is open and the appointment will be announced here. Owner: David Walsh. Answer by .