# Solana Foundation Growth Lead Yaoyao Leaves After Three and a Half Years

By Sonny Jang

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Published: 2026-11-03T06:22:44.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-03T06:22:44.000Z
Section: People

> She helped establish the Chinese-language Solar community and organized hackathons, accelerators and Hacker House events.

Yaoyao announced her departure from the Solana Foundation after working there for three and a half years. She was its Asia-Pacific growth lead, focused on Greater China.

She joined the foundation in 2023. Her work included helping establish Solar, a Chinese-language Solana community, and organizing hackathons, accelerators and Hacker House events.

Yaoyao plans to take a break and explore AI.