People and roles
Seven founding seats.Five paths for everyone else.
The Foundation has two layers: founding seats that carry direct responsibility and participation paths through which the wider ecosystem contributes. Open roles are shown plainly.
Founding structure
Responsibility hasa visible seat.
Seven roles carry the Foundation's direct responsibilities. Advisors and contributors complete this 3×3 view without being presented as founding seats. Stock photography establishes image direction only.
Roberto Capodieci
President of the Foundation, Founder, Protocol and Product Architect
The originating hand on the protocol and the product surface. Sets the technical mandate, keeps the roadmap coherent, and holds the line on what the Foundation is for.
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The Voice
Charismatic native English spokesperson
The public face of the Foundation in English: explains what ZooBC is, why it matters, and where it is going.
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The Signal
Tech influencer with integrity
Someone with credibility in decentralised systems who can carry ZooBC into serious rooms without turning it into hype.
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The Mind
AI expert and visionary
Owns the case for ZooBC as a substrate for autonomous agents, allowances, escrow, budgets, and audit trails.
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Costas Schuler
The Architect of Experience, UX/UI Design Visionary
Makes the Foundation legible. Owns the design system, communication rhythm, and every public-facing surface.
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The Keeper
Community leader
Holds the community together across languages, time zones, and platforms while keeping participation healthy.
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The One Who Thinks in Atoms
Hardware and electronics guru
Grounds the network in physical reality through node hardware, embedded participation, and edge deployments.
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Advisors
Domain expertise and independent counsel
Domain experts who inform Foundation decisions without administering them or occupying a founding seat.
Open directory
Builders and contributors
Network participation and applied work
Recognised builders, translators, moderators, and people whose practical contribution keeps the network moving.
Open directoryParticipation paths
Contribution is largerthan a title.
Five distinct paths extend the Foundation's reach without blurring the responsibilities of its founding seats.
Advisors
Published participation directory.
0 currently listedOpen directorySenior ambassadors
Published participation directory.
0 currently listedOpen directoryPartners
Published participation directory.
0 currently listedOpen directorySponsors
Published participation directory.
0 currently listedOpen directoryTop contributors
Published participation directory.
0 currently listedOpen directoryA founder invitation
Most seats are open.Deliberately.
The founding cohort forms in public. If you recognise your work in one of the seven responsibilities or participation paths, read the invitation before beginning a conversation.