On January 14, 2026, the Algorand Foundation announced a new Delaware headquarters and a new board. Bill Barhydt , founder and chief executive of the crypto investment firm Abra, would chair it. Four of the five directors were new: Barhydt, Alex Holmes, Michael Mosier and Rebecca Rettig . Chief executive Staci Warden was the one holdover. Why hand oversight of a public blockchain's foundation to outsiders from banking, law and the Treasury Department? This story covers what they brought, what the board did in public before the March and September changes, and what the numbers did.
· The Algorand Foundation names Abra CEO Bill Barhydt board chair and seats three more directors
Bill Barhydt Chairs the Algorand Foundation's New Delaware Board
The Algorand Foundation moved its headquarters from Singapore to Delaware and seated four outside directors on January 14, 2026.
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- Alex FowlerAlgorand Foundation, Board member
- Alex HolmesAlgorand Foundation, Board member
- Bill BarhydtAlgorand Foundation, Board chair
- Marc VanlerbergheAlgorand Foundation, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer
- Michael MosierAlgorand Foundation, Board member
- Miles Jennings
- Paweł Pierścionek
- Rebecca RettigAlgorand Foundation, Board member
- Simon Belingar
- Staci WardenAlgorand Foundation, Chief Executive Officer
- William HerkelrathAlgorand Foundation, Board member
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