My next chapter with Mastodon - Mastodon Blog
blog.joinmastodon.org Created: November 18, 2025 Updated: February 25, 2026 article
Summary
Reflections on my time leading Mastodon and what's to come next.
Note
Curator's note
Eugen Rochko steps down as Mastodon CEO, transfers assets to non-profit amid public stress.
Highlights
rly 10 years, I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon and transferring my ownership of the trademark and other assets to the Mastodon non-profit. Over the course of my time at Mastodon, I have centered myself less and less in our outward communications, and to some degree, this is the culminatio
But it would be uncouth for me to pretend that there isn’t some self-interest involved
As for what the legacy of my run will be, I find hard to answer. For one, I think it is not up for me to judge. On the other hand, it is as much about what didn’t happen as it is about what did.
I have so much passion for Mastodon and the fediverse. The fediverse is an island within an increasingly dystopian capitalist hellscape. And from my perspective, Mastodon is our best shot at bringing this vision of a better future to the masses. This is why I’m sticking around, albeit in a more advisory, and less public, role.