Polkadot Community Foundation - Director Transitions

Polkadot Community Foundation - Director Transitions

This post is to inform the Polkadot community of a change to the board of directors of the Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF).

The three current Non-DOT Directors of the Foundation have stepped down from their positions. The remaining Foundation Director(s) have exercised their power to appoint replacement directors in accordance with the PCF Bylaws and current Memorandum and Articles of Association. We are pleased to introduce the incoming board:

F. Brennan - LinkedIn

Fiona is a Co-founder and Director at Cara Global. She provides independent directorship services, consultancy and strategic advice to foundation companies, VASPs and OpCos with a Web3 strategy.
Fiona practised as a lawyer for many years in Ireland and the Cayman Islands before her move into governance. In these roles she provided legal advice for the set up, structuring and governance of companies in the digital asset space.
As a thought-leader in the industry Fiona has spoken on many podcasts and panels. She was a member of the Steering Committee for the Blockchain Association in the Cayman Islands for two years and a co-founder of Women in Blockchain.

C. Pascoe - LinkedIn

Craig is a qualified Chartered Accountant providing independent directorship services to foundation companies, DAOs, funds, and operating companies with Web3 strategies. Originally from South Africa, Craig has called the Cayman Islands home for the past decade, building a career that spans both traditional finance and the Web3 space.
Before joining Marfire as a director, Craig gained extensive experience in audit and advisory at a Big Four firm, giving him a strong foundation in governance, compliance, and financial oversight.
With a personal interest in digital assets and blockchain technology, he has channeled his expertise into the Web3 world, providing directorship services and oversight governance to a wide range of projects, demonstrating his versatility and understanding of the evolving digital asset ecosystem.

J. Roberts - LinkedIn

Jamie Roberts is a Chartered Accountant with over 12 years' experience specialising in digital asset administration, governance and forensic accounting. He has extensive experience supporting complex structures in the Web3 ecosystem, with a focus on robust governance frameworks, transparency, and stakeholder alignment.
Before accepting independent directorship appointments, Jamie held senior roles across asset recovery, financial investigation and regulatory environments. This background underpins a pragmatic and risk-aware approach to oversight, combining traditional financial discipline with a strong understanding of decentralised networks and token-based ecosystems.
His experience includes high-profile international engagements, including supporting a world-first digital asset business licence for a decentralised derivatives exchange in Bermuda and advising on the wind-down of a cryptocurrency exchange.

The Foundation's objectives remain unchanged, as set out in Clause 5 of the Memorandum of Association: to develop and incentivise growth of the Polkadot protocol, manage ecosystem initiatives, oversee promotional activities, and hold relevant intellectual property, all in service of the Polkadot community.

We welcome any questions or feedback from the community below.