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Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has joined the XRP Ledger Foundation as an honorary board member, adding technical guidance from one of the XRP Ledger’s original architects. The appointment comes as the Foundation expands leadership responsibilities across engineering, operations, and community work.
The XRP Ledger Foundation announced on X on May 11 that Schwartz joined the organization in an honorary board role. The Foundation said Schwartz helped design the XRP Ledger and will support its technical stewardship as it grows its operational and engineering leadership.
“As one of the original architects of the XRP Ledger, David brings deep technical insight and a long-term perspective that will help strengthen the Foundation’s technical stewardship of the ecosystem.”
In a separate announcement published on X on May 8, the Foundation introduced a broader leadership structure. Brett Mollin was named executive director, Denis Angell chief technology officer, Rene Huijsen director of operations, and Hussein “Vet” Zangana director of community.
The Foundation said Huijsen manages financial coordination and operations, following earlier payment operations work at Ripple and participation in a Bank for International Settlements cross-border payments taskforce.
Community responsibilities are led by Zangana, whose work includes communications, validator and developer engagement, ecosystem storytelling, events, and content. The Foundation also cited prior XRP ecosystem activity by Zangana, including infrastructure work, amendment proposals, documentation, educational content, X Spaces, livestreams, and XRP Cafe.
Schwartz’s honorary board position is described as a technical advisory role alongside the team handling daily Foundation work. Together, the May 8 and May 11 posts present a staff structure intended to support the XRP Ledger and the participants contributing to it.
“The power of the XRP community has always been its many layers rallying together behind a shared vision, and that’s what we’re here to strengthen and deliver on.”
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