Steven Deobald has announced that he is stepping down as executive director of the GNOME Foundation, which oversees the development of the GNOME desktop environment. Steven took over four months ago, and at a recent board meeting, it was decided that he was not fit for the role, despite accomplishments such as creating a new donation platform, working on the guidelines, and building partnerships with related projects such as postmarketOS.
The CEO is responsible for the governance and development of the GNOME Foundation as an organization, and for interacting with the Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and members of the organization. Following Stephen's departure, Allan Day (the lead designer of the GNOME Shell, who works at Red Hat) will assume the CEO's responsibilities on an interim basis and will also serve as President of the Board of Directors.
Before Stephen, Holly Million served as CEO, with a diverse range of interests ranging from producing documentaries and writing films to founding an institute for shamanic arts and practicing herbal medicine. After Holly's departure, Richard Littauer, a SustainOSS community activist, one of the leaders of the CURIOSS organization, community engagement manager for the Open Source Collective, and a contributor to the Node.js and IPFS projects, served as CEO on an interim basis from July 2024 until a new leader was elected in May 2025.
Source: opennet.ru
