Josh Silverman
American businessman (born 1969)
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Joshua Gordon Silverman (born January 14, 1969)[1] 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).
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| Born | January 14, 1969 |
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| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Early life and education
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.[2] In 1995 he enrolled at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; he earned his MBA from Stanford in 1997.
Career
In November 1998, Silverman quit his job at ADAC Laboratories[3] to work full time on building what would become Evite.[2][4] 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.[5] In February 2008, he was named CEO of Skype.[6] 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.[7][8]
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.[8][9] He stepped down as CEO in December, 2025 but remains on Etsy's board of directors[10].
Personal life
Silverman is married and has two children.[1]