Zinetti to exit after two and a half years Giorgio Zinetti (@giozzi) will leave his role as Chief Technology Officer at the Cardano Foundation (@Cardano_CF) on August 31, ending a tenure of r
Giorgio Zinetti (@giozzi) will leave his role as Chief Technology Officer at the Cardano Foundation (@Cardano_CF) on August 31, ending a tenure of roughly two and a half years. The Cardano Foundation is a Swiss-based not-for-profit organization tasked with advancing Cardano as a public digital infrastructure across a wide range of industries.
Zinetti was appointed CTO in May 2024, becoming the Foundation's first person to hold the CTO title, a hire that CEO Frederik Gregaard described at the time as "a significant milestone" marking the organisation's commitment to technical excellence.Before joining the Foundation, Zinetti co-founded enterprise digital identity firm Procivis AG and worked as a software engineer at UBS, bringing deep experience across government clients, financial institutions, and large corporations.
His departure on August 31 ends a 2.5-year tenure at the not-for-profit.In his public announcement, he said he is proud of the team's achievements and looks forward to welcoming his daughter before pursuing a new opportunity. He described the next step as a new adventure set to begin in September.
The Cardano Foundation confirmed the exit but did not name a successor or detail a transition plan for the CTO role.Leadership stated that the board and executive team will continue working closely with senior technical and business development leaders to maintain momentum on enterprise adoption.
The transition is framed as planned rather than sudden, and part of the broader Cardano ecosystem 2026 roadmap rather than a disruption to it.The Foundation has increasingly emphasised enterprise-level adoption, aiming to position Cardano as a leading blockchain platform for real-world business use cases.
The departure comes at a notable moment for the project. The node team has set a public target of shipping Nested Transactions and Linear Leios to mainnet before the end of 2026. How the Foundation handles the CTO vacancy will be closely watched by developers and enterprise partners who rely on technical leadership for delivery continuity.
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