# Delegate Proposal - Martin from Superfast

**URL:** <https://forum.jito.network/t/delegate-proposal-martin-from-superfast/164>\
**Category:** Governance Delegates\
**Created:** [February 3, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.jito.network/t/delegate-proposal-martin-from-superfast/164 "2024-02-03T02:48:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![marty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@marty](https://forum.jito.network/u/marty)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.jito.network/t/delegate-proposal-martin-from-superfast/164/1 "2024-02-03T02:48:33Z")

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Identity and background

- What is the delegate’s identity and background?
  - I am a trained Chartered Accountant with professional experience in Private Equity and Banking. Hardware and Software has been a passion of mine since day zero and my coding and validator ops management is fully self-taught.
  - I bootstrapped my Solana Validator from zero stake in December 2022 and recently moved operations to South Africa to further promote Solana’s geographic decentralization, inspire local developers and prove that Solana’s infrastructure works globally.

- Has the delegate historically contributed to the Jito Network?
  - I was one of the first 30 validators to run the Jito client and have assisted in providing operational feedback to the team regarding operations in South Africa. I stay close to searcher activity and have immersed myself in the various MEV activities employed on the network.

- Has the delegate historically been involved in protocol governance?
  - While staying close to the action, I have not specifically participated in protocol governance. However, I have represented investors interests on a variety of company Boards including voting on key corporate matters for the benefit of key company stakeholders such employees and equity and debt investors.

- Is the delegate committed to helping the Jito Network and Solana succeed? Explain.
  - I am a Solana maxi and think about avenues to grow Solana every day. With a traditional Finance background these often lend towards payments and bringing TradFi activities on-chain. Jito is a key component to the growth of the network and enables a fairer landscape for equitable transfer of MEV alongside other benefits from spam reduction and transaction ordering guarantees. I am interested in pushing for a future where Solana is the dominant blockchain network globally and is the financial rails for financial systems in 100 years time. The economic and governance security of the network and JTO play a key role to execute this vision and successful stewardship of these two networks is important.

Candidate views

- How should JitoSOL validator delegation balance performance (yield) versus decentralization goals?

- What should be the priorities for JTO liquidity mining and DAO token grants?

- What are your goals for the DAO as a delegate?

Solana delegation address: CHjttgWQH8t86kKTfmtFFJHBmNBVZbrpzhDyHn7usCf3