leadership
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
Jay Jacobs appointed President and CEO of iShares Staked Ethereum Trust sponsor; Ghia resigns
iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF
- Jay Jacobs appointed Director, President and CEO of iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC, effective March 27, 2026.
- Jacobs is a BlackRock Managing Director and U.S. Head of Equity ETFs since April 7, 2025.
- Shannon Ghia resigned as Director and President/CEO of the Sponsor on March 27, 2026, with no dispute.
- Jacobs joined BlackRock in 2022; previously founded research/strategy at Global X ETFs.
- The trust (ETHB) is an Ethereum ETF; sponsor leadership change is procedural.