Solana Foundation Appoints Ex-Binance Exec Conlan as Strategy Lead

The Solana Foundation has appointed Rachel Conlan as its new Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, she will oversee institutional partnerships, ecosystem growth, and efforts to bring more companies onto Solana.

Conlan brings significant experience from her previous position at Binance, where she served as Global Chief Marketing Officer for three years before leaving in June. She will lead the foundation's strategy work in her new role.

The Solana Foundation has also hired Jamal Raees as General Manager of Payments. Raees previously worked at Polygon Labs and other companies, including Bridge, which is now part of Stripe, and cryptocurrency payments company Wyre.