Rounding out the Mysten founders are Adeniyi Abiodun, Chief Product Officer, a former Meta product lead with deep crypto experience, and Kostas Chalkias, Chief Cryptographer, specializing in secure protocols. This team's collective pedigree—spanning Meta, Apple, and academia—positions Walrus as a technically superior alternative to legacy storage like Filecoin or Arweave.

In 2025, Walrus spun out under the Walrus Foundation, a nonprofit entity overseeing protocol governance, tokenomics, and community initiatives. Rebecca Simmonds (@RJ_Simmonds) serves as Managing Executive, appointed in early 2025. With prior leadership at Vega Protocol, Simmonds drives operations, strategic partnerships, and ecosystem grants like the RFP program. Her focus on builder support has accelerated integrations for AI agents, gaming, and data markets.

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