Jack Dorsey, Former Twitter CEO, Leaves Bluesky Board

Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Twitter, has left Bluesky Social’s board. The company confirmed his departure early Monday, April 6.

According to Tech Crunch, Dorsey is the most prominent supporter of Bluesky. His exit from Bluesky was first noticed on Saturday when he posted about grants for open protocols from his Start Small initiative on X. Due to his post, someone asked if he was still part of the Bluesky board, and he promptly answered the question in the negative.

Sudden Exit From Bluesky’s Board

While confirming that he is no longer part of Bluesky’s board, he was still listed as a board member on the website. However, by Sunday afternoon on May 5, the company released a short statement about Dorsey’s departure.

“We sincerely thank Jack for his help funding and initiating the Bluesky project. Today, Bluesky is thriving as an open source social network running on atproto, the decentralized protocol we have built,” Bluesky wrote in a post on bsky app. “With Jack’s departure, we are searching for a new board member for the Bluesky public benefit company who shares our commitment to building a social network that puts people in control of their experience.”

The exact date of his exit from the company is not clear. Dorsey and Bluesky did not disclose the reason for his abrupt departure.

Bluesky Starts Hunt for a New Board Member

Bluesky announced it is now looking for a new board member to fill Dorsey's seat. The company said it will appoint someone who shares its view of a user-controlled social network.

Benzinga noted that Bluesky’s announcement about Dorsey came a bit late. This is because he already revealed on X that he is no longer part of the board when the company posted about it. Meanwhile, the company’s current board members are CEO Jay Graeber and Jeremie Miller, the Jabber/XMPP inventor.

Photo by: Bluesky Social Website