I started contributing to Mozilla nearly 11 years ago, in 2004, and joined as a full-time employee over 8 years ago. Suffice it to say, Mozilla has been a big part of my life in a lot of ways. I’ve dedicated essentially my entire career so far to Mozilla, and it introduced me to my wife, just to name a couple.

Mozilla’s in a great place now – still a tough challenge ahead, but plenty of great people willing and able to tackle it. Firefox has new leadership, the team is being re-organized and groups merged together in what I think are the right ways, and I’m optimistic about their prospects. But it’s time for me to move on and find The Next Thing – that I have no idea what it is now is both exciting and a little bit terrifying, but I feel good about it.

It will probably take me a while to figure out what exactly a post-Mozilla Gavin-life looks like, given the various ways Mozilla’s been injected into my life. I won’t disappear entirely, certainly, and I know the many relationships I’ve built through Mozilla will continue to be a huge part of my life.

I’m looking forward to what’s next!

http://www.gavinsharp.com/blog/2015/05/19/leaving-mozilla/