Talk:Josh Silverman
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[edit]Hello — I recently attempted to add information to the article that was reverted. Given the BLP policy, I’m proposing the additions here for review. Josh Silverman is not CEO of Etsy anymore, so the introduction and career section should be changed to remain factual.Finally, I added additional details to the career section including the years and position titles that he held. This can be verified by the following links and widely publicized bios, including from public companies Shake Shack and Instacart where he serves on the board:
https://www.instacart.com/company/about-us/josh-silverman
https://investors.etsy.com/governance-impact-reporting/corporate-governance/board-of-directors
Introduction: 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).
Career: 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 (2011 - 2015).
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 2025 but remains on Etsy's board of directors. Peterb3425 (talk) 16:14, 11 February 2026 (UTC)