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title: "Zcash Foundation appoints David Campbell as executive director"
description: "The Zcash Foundation's board of directors appointed David Campbell as Executive Director, the Foundation said, succeeding Alex Bornstein, who led it since…"
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published: 2026-10-27T12:25:45.000Z
updated: 2026-10-27T13:27:02.000Z
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# Zcash Foundation appoints David Campbell as executive director

The Zcash Foundation's board of directors appointed David Campbell as Executive Director, the Foundation said, succeeding Alex Bornstein, who led it since…

Attributed sources: [Zcash Foundation](<https://zfnd.org/zcash-foundation-names-david-campbell-executive-director/>)

## Key facts

The Zcash Foundation's board of directors appointed David Campbell as Executive Director, the Foundation said, succeeding Alex Bornstein, who led it since March 2025. Bornstein will stay in a transition role through the end of January 2027. Campbell said his first priorities are keeping Zebra and the Foundation's infrastructure fast, secure and reliable, and making privacy usable for ordinary people.
Evidence strength: Official source, 1 publisher group(s) (Zcash Foundation).
After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +0.45% (difference from BTC +0.37 pp; Oct 27, 2026, 12:25 → Oct 27, 2026, 12:31, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: +0.50% (difference from BTC +0.43 pp; Oct 27, 2026, 12:25 → Oct 27, 2026, 13:25, UTC; Gate · USDT)
In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 3.96% (OKX · USDT; cutoff Oct 27, 2026, 12:25, UTC).

## Returns after site detection

| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 minutes | +0.45% | +0.09% | +0.37 pp | Oct 27, 2026, 12:25 → Oct 27, 2026, 12:31 | Gate · USDT |
| 1 hour | +0.50% | +0.07% | +0.43 pp | Oct 27, 2026, 12:25 → Oct 27, 2026, 13:25 | Gate · USDT |

## Historical hourly baseline

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) |
| Median absolute hourly return | 0.57% |
| 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 3.96% |
| BTC beta | 2.30 |
| Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / Oct 27, 2026, 12:25 |

## Claims and open questions

- The Zcash Foundation Board of Directors appointed David Campbell as Executive Director, succeeding Alex Bornstein, who had led the Foundation since March 2025, according to the Foundation.
- Alex Bornstein will remain with the Foundation in a transition role through the end of January 2027, the Foundation said.
- David Campbell said his first priorities are keeping Zebra and the Foundation's infrastructure fast, secure and reliable as more teams share responsibility for Zcash, and making privacy something ordinary people can use without thinking about it.
- What specific changes to the Foundation's strategy or staffing Campbell plans beyond the stated infrastructure and privacy priorities, which an official Foundation statement or plan would clarify.
- Whether the appointment changes the Foundation's role in supporting Zebra and other full node implementations, which would be confirmed by an official announcement on funding or team structure.

## Source evidence

- [Zcash Foundation Names David Campbell Executive Director](<https://zfnd.org/zcash-foundation-names-david-campbell-executive-director/>) — Zcash Foundation; published Oct 20, 2026, 15:49; received Oct 27, 2026, 12:25 (UTC).


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