Project
NEAR Foundation
NEAR Foundation raises awareness, supports projects, and works to provide a clear path to decentralization on NEAR Protocol.
Description sourced from
- NEAR Foundation on X
“We raise awareness, support projects, and work to provide a clear path to decentralization on @NEARProtocol. Our vision: an open web world.”
Named in 3 pieces
Executive Hires
Compound Foundation Names a COO, CPO and CTO
Compound Foundation named a COO, a CPO and a CTO on Aug. 17, 2026.
CEO Changes
Illia Polosukhin Replaces Chris Donovan as NEAR Foundation CEO
NEAR's co-founder became Foundation CEO on Nov. 7, 2023 and Chris Donovan moved to COO.
CEO Changes
Chris Donovan Takes Over NEAR Foundation From Marieke Flament
Chris Donovan, NEAR Foundation's general counsel, became CEO on September 21, 2023, the day Marieke Flament resigned, and held the job 47 days before NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin replaced him on November 7, 2023.