The Stellar Development Foundation announced Denelle Dixon as its new Executive Director and CEO, effective May 1st, 2019. Dixon, former Mozilla COO, brings experience in operations, policy advocacy, and mission-driven open source leadership. Jed McCaleb transitions to Chief Architect.

The Stellar Development Foundation announced that Denelle Dixon will become its Executive Director and CEO starting May 1st, 2019. Dixon previously served as COO of Mozilla, where she led operations, championed Net Neutrality, and advanced data privacy initiatives while maintaining the organization's open source mission. Jed McCaleb, SDF co-founder and current Executive Director, will transition to Chief Architect to focus on network protocol and adoption strategy. Dixon's background in mission-driven organizations and policy advocacy positions her to guide SDF through its next growth phase.