Josh Silverman

Josh Silverman

American businessman (born 1969)

Joshua Gordon Silverman (born January 14, 1969) is an American entrepreneur and technology executive known for his role as chief executive officer of Etsy (2017–2025). He is also known for co-founding the invitation website Evite and being CEO of Skype (2008–10) and shopping.com (2006–08).2

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Born 1969.1

Companies

  • EtsyChair Jan 1, 2026 to now8

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedCommunity High School3
  • Date not recordedStanford Graduate School of Business Master of Business Administration3
  • Date not recordedBrown University Bachelor of Arts; public policy3

Silverman grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he attended Community High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in public policy from Brown University in 1991, after which he spent two years working for New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley. In 1995 he enrolled at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; he earned his MBA from Stanford in 1997.

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Career

Occupation: chief executive officer.6

  • Since 2026Chair, Etsy5
  • Date not recordedWorked at Etsy4

In November 1998, Silverman quit his job at ADAC Laboratories to work full time on building what would become Evite. Evite was acquired by Barry Diller's IAC/InterActiveCorp in 2001. In 2006, Silverman became CEO of Shopping.com, a comparison-shopping engine owned by eBay. In February 2008, he was named CEO of Skype. He left Skype in 2010 and joined Greylock Partners as an executive-in-residence, before moving on to an executive role as President of Consumer Products and Services at American Express.

Silverman joined the board of Etsy in November, 2016. After an activist investor took a stake in the company and called for it sale, Etsy's board ousted longtime CEO Chad Dickerson and installed Silverman as chief executive officer in May, 2017. He stepped down as CEO in December, 2025 but remains on Etsy's board of directors.

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Personal life

Silverman is married and has two children. Silverman is a multi-millionaire.

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    WikidataEtsy, Chair