On March 13, 2026, at 18:18 UTC, the Eigen Foundation posted on X that Ajit Tripathi "is joining.
· The Eigen Foundation names Ajit Tripathi executive director as Robert Drost becomes an adviser
Ajit Tripathi Takes Over the Eigen Foundation From Robert Drost
The Eigen Foundation named Tripathi executive director on March 13, 2026 and moved founding director Drost to senior adviser.

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- Ajit TripathiEigen Foundation, Executive Director
- Mike Silagadze
- Robert DrostEigen Foundation, Executive Director
- Sreeram Kannan
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Eigen Foundation · Eigen Labs · EigenLayer · EigenCloud · ether.fi · KelpDAO
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