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Josh Silverman

Executive at Etsy · Former Executive in Residence at Greylock Partners

New York, New York, United States

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Josh Silverman is Etsy's Executive Chair, having served as Chief Executive Officer from May 2017 to December 2025 and as a member of the company's board of directors since 2016. His prior roles include President of Consumer Products and Services at American Express, CEO of Skype, CEO of shopping.com, and various executive positions at eBay, and he co-founded and led Evite, Inc. He currently serves on the boards of Instacart, Stanford University, and TechNet.

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Etsy's investors · 14

AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2014Acton CapitalMunich · $5.4M – $10.8M checks · since 2014Breyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checks · since 2014Burda Principal InvestmentsMunich · since 2014DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksElevate CapitalPortland · $2M – $25M checks · since 2014Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo Park · since 2014Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksMosaic VenturesLondon · $1M – $10M checks · since 2014Oceanic PartnersSausalitoOutlander VCNew York · $500K – $2.5M checks · since 2014Union Square Ventures (USV)New York · $1M – $8M checks · since 2014Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checksXAngeParis · $1.1M – $10.8M checks

Co-founders at Etsy

RKRobert Kalin
Robert KalinFounder
CM
Chris MaguireFounder
DT
Dev TandonFounder
HS
Haim SchoppikFounder
JT
Jared TarbellFounder
KP
Kruti Patel Goyal (CEO)Founder
RK
Rob KalinFounder

Experience

  1. EtsyExecutive Chaircurrent2026 — present
  2. EtsyMember Board Of Directorscurrent2016 — present
  3. EtsyChief Executive Officer2017 — 2025Brooklyn, New York, United States
  4. InstacartBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  5. Stanford UniversityMember of Board of Trusteescurrent2026 — present
  6. Shake ShackMember Board Of Directors2016 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
  7. Hellman & FriedmanSenior Operating Advisor2017New York, New York
  8. Greylock PartnersExecutive in Residence2016 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. American ExpressPresident, Consumer Products and Services2011 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
  10. GreylockExecutive in Residence2010 — 2011
  11. SkypeCEO2008 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom
  12. Shopping.com (an eBay company)CEO2006 — 2008
  13. eBay, Inc.Managing Director, Markplaats.nl & eBay NL2003 — 2006
  14. eBay, Inc.GM, International Expansion2003
  15. Evite, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO1998 — 2001
  16. ADAC Laboratories (purchased by Philips Medical)VP & GM, Regional Field Service Business1997 — 1998
  17. Booz*Allen & HamiltonManagement Consultant1993 — 1995
  18. U.S. Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ)Legislative Correspondent ("LC")1991 — 1993

Skills & more

SaaS4Enterprise Software3Product Innovation18Strategic Alliances8Start-ups99Strategic Partnerships63Entrepreneurship74Mobile Devices25Mergers5Strategy38E-commerce55Venture Capital14
+12 moreProduct ManagementProgram ManagementBusiness StrategyAnalyticsGo-to-market StrategyBusiness DevelopmentLeadershipCorporate DevelopmentMarketingMergers & AcquisitionsInspiring LeadershipCompetitive Analysis

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Who is Josh Silverman?
Josh Silverman is Etsy's Executive Chair, having served as Chief Executive Officer from May 2017 to December 2025 and as a member of the company's board of directors since 2016. His prior roles include President of Consumer Products and Services at American Express, CEO of Skype, CEO of shopping.com, and various executive positions at eBay, and he co-founded and led Evite, Inc. He currently serves on the boards of Instacart, Stanford University, and TechNet.
Where did Josh Silverman go to school?
Josh Silverman studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Brown University (BA, Public Policy).

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