Governance
A community-driven initiative to establish foundational governance principles for the Solana ecosystem, led by industry leaders and shaped by community voices.
Vote on the Governance Platform
Cast and track votes at governance.solana.com
Solana Governance Proposals
Track active Solana Governance Proposals (SGPs) as they are drafted, reviewed, and discussed on GitHub
Video Primer
Watch Tushar and Nick's talk from Breakpoint 2025
Governance Process
Explore the five phases of the proposal process
Governance Docs
Technical documentation at docs.governance.solana.com
Ecosystem Content
Articles and insights on Solana governance
Core Documents
Review and contribute to the foundational documents
Constitution
Operational document defining governance processes
Declaration
Aspirational document articulating values and objectives
Discussion Events
Track the journey of community consultation and governance discussions
Monthly validator community call, featuring an update on the latest from governance discussions
Sign up →Governance Contributors
Meet the community members guiding Solana governance
Nick Almond
Identified the need for formal Solana governance, helped build early community support, and presented the initiative at Breakpoint. Contributed to the drafting of the Constitution and Declaration.
@DrNickA
Tushar Jain
Advanced the public discussion of Solana governance, presented at Breakpoint, and organized the initial community consultation sessions. Contributed to the drafting of the Constitution and Declaration.
@TusharJain_
Nate Hughes
Led the development and coordination of svmgov, the Solana governance voting program and CLI used for proposal creation, ballot voting, and finalization across testing and mainnet phases.
@solanaturbine
Dhruvraj Solanki
Lead developer of svmgov, the Solana governance voting program and CLI. Built the on-chain proposal, ballot, and vote accounting infrastructure that powers Solana governance.
@dhruvsol
Bryan Cole
NCN operator for Solana on-chain governance. Tested the governance tooling through multiple phases, from testnet validation of proposal and voting behavior to operator workflows including snapshot verification, merkle uploads, ballot voting, and finalization prior to mainnet deployment.
@Bryan_TitanA
Exotech
Built the NCN (Node Consensus Network) infrastructure for Solana governance, including the snapshot system that captures stake weights and operator eligibility at epoch boundaries. Operator votes and ballot finalization are verified against these snapshots.
@exo_tech_
Max Sherwood
Organizes the monthly validator community call as a regular forum for governance discussion, and developed this website to provide a central resource for governance updates.
@maxh2onodes