My Intersect 2026 Candidacy, Selection Criteria, and the Candidates I Voted For
Cardano fam, I’m running for Intersect’s Civics and Budget Committees, and I’d be grateful for your vote.
Only 7 days left to vote in the 2026 Intersect elections.
I’ve already been doing the work: governance analysis & research, treasury scrutiny, accountability, and funding design in Cardano for years, without a seat, without funding, and without hidden private agendas.
I’ve been active in Cardano since 2019, became a Cardano Ambassador in 2021, and joined Project Catalyst in Fund 2. Today, I work under @AgoraCardano as an independent DRep, blockchain analyst, governance researcher, and builder.
My experience includes nearly six years contributing to Catalyst as a Community Reviewer, two years as a Milestone Reviewer, and sustained public work focused on governance analysis, accountability, open frameworks, and improving decision-making across the Cardano ecosystem.
I care about independence, integrity, evidence, and principled dissent. I won’t compromise my judgment for private interests, political convenience, or undisclosed agendas. My work is public. My positions are public. My goal is a stronger and more accountable cardano.
My applications for the 2026 @IntersectMBO elections
Budget Committee: Membership Dashboard Area- Civics Committee: Membership Dashboard Area
My Intersect profile: Membership Dashboard Area
My post on X
https://x.com/RodrigoPacini/status/2047371698236780666?s=20
The candidates I voted for across Intersect committees
Growth & Marketing Committee
- Josefine Birkigt
- Marco Moshi
- Laura Mattiucci
- Andy Hung
- Alexa Thyme
Membership & Community Committee
- Fanny Wijaya
- Ridwan Itopa Musa
- Vaibhav Solanki
- Wilco Van de Burgwal
- Anuj Chaudhary
Product Committee
- Yoram Ben Zvi
- Jose Velazquez
- James Meidinger
- Juan Sierra
- Tomas Garro
Open Source Committee
- Bora Oben
- Pawel Jakubas
- Olivier Mwatsimulamo
Technical Steering Committee
- Christian Taylor
- Alex Moser
- Marcin Szamotulski
- Neil Davies
- Noon Van der Silk
Civics Committee
- Nicolas Cerny
- Ken Erik Ølmheim
- Jose Miguel De Gamboa
- Beatrice Anihiri
- Rodrigo Pacini
Budget Committee
- Stephen Wood
- Dmitry Shibaev
- Samuel Hogan
- Rodrigo Pacini
Intersect Steering Committee
- Jonah Koch
- Jose Velazquez
Selection criteria
My selection followed two main criteria.
First, I prioritized candidates with stronger experience directly related to the scope of each committee and, whenever possible, candidates who are already actively contributing in those areas. Domain knowledge and practical involvement mattered most in my evaluation.
Second, as an additional criterion, I gave preference to independent-minded candidates. I believe committees benefit from greater plurality of representation and from incorporating different viewpoints, especially when those perspectives are grounded in competence, evidence, and real engagement with the work.
Thank you to everyone taking the time to review the candidates and participate in the 2026 Intersect elections. Regardless of individual preferences, I believe these elections matter because the quality, independence, and practical judgment of committee members will shape important parts of Cardano’s governance and funding environment in the months ahead. I hope this post helps make my candidacy, my reasoning, and my voting choices more transparent. If this resonates with you, please take a moment to review my applications, consider the candidates listed above, and cast your vote before the deadline. I also welcome constructive questions, disagreements, and feedback.