Hive is a decentralized platform and to have a leader means going against the principle of decentralized technology. I respect the views of those who think that we need a leader but then we will stop telling the world that hive is decentralized. I know majority of the network today are not decentralized and most of them have leaders but they are in the form of stakeholders and as hive is following DPoS the person who have more hive power automatically becomes priority #1 in making decisions for the chain.
Maybe a temporary leadership can be a good term that can be used here. A temporary team that works together to bring what's missing in hive and once achieved we can let the chain live forever without any central entity claiming to be the leader.
RE: Who is the leader of Hive?