Danelle Dixon, former Mozilla COO, has been appointed as the new Executive Director and CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation, effective May 1st. Jed McCaleb, SDF's co-founder, will transition to chief architect focusing on protocol and adoption.

The Stellar Development Foundation announced the appointment of Danelle Dixon as its new Executive Director and CEO, bringing her extensive operations and business leadership experience from Mozilla. Dixon's background includes advocacy for net neutrality, data privacy, and open internet principles. Current Executive Director Jed McCaleb, SDF's co-founder, will assume the role of chief architect to concentrate on network protocol development and adoption strategies. The leadership transition takes effect May 1st and positions SDF for its next growth phase.