Compound Foundation named Christopher Donovan chief operating officer, Steven Liu chief product officer and Leo Eikelman chief technology officer in a post at 16:17 UTC on Aug. 17, 2026, and introduced Aaron Schnarch as executive director in the same sentence. CoinDesk had published at 15:32 UTC and wrote that the Foundation "replaced its leadership team" while approving a $52 million budget. The Foundation's own monthly update for June had already reported that a new CTO was appointed, so Aug. 17 marks the day the names went public more than the day the work began. A different company, Compound Labs, changed CEOs in 2023, and that story has its own piece: Jayson Hobby Takes Over Compound Labs From Robert Leshner .
· The Compound Foundation names Christopher Donovan, Steven Liu and Leo Eikelman to three top jobs
Compound Foundation Names a COO, CPO and CTO
Compound Foundation named a COO, a CPO and a CTO on Aug. 17, 2026.
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- Aaron Schnarch
- Christopher DonovanCompound Foundation, Chief Operating Officer
- Himanshu Sahay
- Leo EikelmanCompound Foundation, Chief Technology Officer
- Steven LiuCompound Foundation, Chief Product Officer
- Ugur Mersin
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