TESSANDIVY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer and Co - Founder of Wiser Solutions, Inc
Andy Ballard joined the Etsy board starting October 2021. Andy currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Wiser Solutions, Inc., a software and data company. He is the founder and managing partner of Figtree Partners, an investment firm focused on software and technology. Andy was previously a senior advisor and managing director at the private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC. Earlier in his career, he worked at Bain Capital, LLC and Bain & Company, Inc. Andy currently serves on the Board of Directors of Domino's Pizza, Inc., CrossFit, Datacor, Inc., and Zignal Labs. He's previously served on the board of Activant Solutions Inc., Catalina Marketing Corporation, DoubleClick Inc., Getty Images, Inc., Internet Brands, Inc. and Vertafore, Inc.
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Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Chairman of Our Board
Fred Wilson joined the Etsy board in June 2007. Fred has served as the Chair of our Board since 2017 and, formerly, as our lead independent director since October 2014. Fred is a founder of Union Square Ventures where he has been a partner since June 2003. He serves on the board of Coinbase as well as on the boards of several private companies in connection with his role at USV.
Gary Briggs joined Etsy's Board in March, 2018. Gary served as the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Facebook, Inc. from 2013 to 2018. Prior to joining Facebook, Gary served in various marketing roles at Google, eBay, PayPal, and Pepsi. He previously served as a director of LifeLock, Inc. (sold to Symantec.) He also is a member of the board of directors at Petco.
Jill Simeone - Chief Legal Officer, Secretary
Job Titles:
- Chief Legal Officer
- Corporate Secretary
Jill Simeone is Etsy's Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, bringing more than 15 years of experience in international strategic advising, compliance, and public company reporting. She oversees the Legal and Policy team.
Before joining Etsy, Jill served as Vice President, Senior Counsel and Assistant Secretary at American Express Global Business Travel, where she ran the legal side of their strategic growth strategy. Previously, Jill held General Counsel positions at KCAP and CEMEX. She started her career in the Manhattan DA's Office.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder and Deputy Chairman of Getty Images
Jonathan D. Klein joined the Etsy board in June 2011. Jonathan is co-founder and Deputy Chairman of Getty Images. He has served on its board of directors since 1995 and as CEO from 1995 to 2015. He is a member of the board of directors of Jumia Technologies (Chairman of the Board) and Squarespace. Jonathan also serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Josh Silverman is Etsy's Chief Executive Officer, leading the company as it builds a platform that empowers creative entrepreneurs around the world. He is also a member of Etsy's board of directors.
Josh's two decades of leadership experience include growing consumer technology companies and scaling global marketplaces. He previously served as President of Consumer Products and Services at American Express, CEO of Skype, and CEO of shopping.com, and he held various executive roles at eBay. Earlier in his career, Josh co-founded Evite, Inc. where he also served as the company's CEO. He is currently on the board of directors of Shake Shack.
Josh has a deep commitment to community and civic engagement. He currently serves as Chairman of Code Nation, a non-profit that equips students in under-resourced schools with both fundamental coding skills and professional experiences. He's also a member of the Stanford Business School Management board and was previously on the board of the Lincoln Center Theater.
Kruti Patel Goyal is Etsy's Chief Product Officer. She is responsible for leading Etsy's product development efforts worldwide, building exceptional shopping experiences across platforms, and enabling creative entrepreneurs to start, manage and scale global businesses.
Since 2011, Kruti has held many integral roles at Etsy, helping lead the company through multiple phases of growth. Her responsibilities have included overseeing Etsy's Seller Services business globally, managing Corporate Development, leading the International growth team and serving as the company's first head of Marketplace Integrity and Trust & Safety teams.
Before joining Etsy, Kruti worked in strategy and business development at Viacom and at Product (RED). Kruti began her career in M&A at Morgan Stanley and at General Atlantic Partners as a growth equity investor in technology businesses.
M. Michele Burns joined the Etsy board in March 2014. Michele has served on the Advisory Board of the Stanford Center on Longevity at Stanford University since October 2019. She served as the Center Fellow and Strategic Advisor to the Stanford Center on Longevity at Stanford University from August 2012 to October 2019. Previously, Michele was the CEO of the Retirement Policy Center sponsored by Marsh & McLennan. She is also the former chair and CEO of Mercer LLC, a global leader for human resources and related financial advice. Michele began her career at Arthur Andersen, serving ultimately as the Senior Partner, Southern Region Federal Tax Practice . In addition to Etsy, Michele serves on the boards of directors at Anheuser-Busch InBev, Cisco Systems and, Goldman Sachs, and several private companies.
Margaret M. "Peggy" Smyth joined the Etsy Board in June 2016. She has been the U.S. chief financial officer of National Grid, a multinational energy company, since 2014. Previously, Peggy served as Vice President of Finance at Con Edison, Vice President and CFO at Hamilton Sundstrand, and Vice President and Corporate Controller for United Technologies Corp. Earlier in her career, Peggy served as the Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of 3M and in senior leadership roles at Deloitte & Touche and at Arthur Andersen.
Job Titles:
- President and Chief Operating Officer of the Skoll Foundation
Marla Blow joined the Etsy board in November 2021. Marla currently serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Skoll Foundation, which invests in and supports social entrepreneurs, and where she leads Skoll's program work, grants, investments, and financial management, including operations, endowment, and portfolio partnerships. Previously, Marla was Senior Vice President for Social Impact in North America at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, and before Mastercard, she founded and was CEO of FS Card Inc., a subprime credit card venture. Earlier in her career Marla served as Assistant Director, Card and Payments Markets Group at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Prior to joining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Marla spent seven years at Capital One, serving in a variety of functions in the credit card business. Marla currently serves on the Board of Directors of Square Financial Services, an independent subsidiary of Square, Inc. Marla previously served on the Board of Directors of Care.com (NYSE: CRCM, sold to IAC/InterActiveCorp), and Factor Trust (sold to TransUnion)
Melissa Reiff joined the Etsy board in April 2015. Melissa served as CEO of The Container Store Group (TCS) from July 2016 until her retirement in February 2021. Previously, she served as President of TCS since 2006 and Chief Operating Officer since March 2013. She has served on TCS' board of directors since August 2007 and as its Chairwoman since August 2019. Melissa is a member of the Dallas chapter of the American Marketing Association, International Women's Foundation and C200, an organization of leading women in business dedicated to fostering growth and increasing opportunities for women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders worldwide.
Mike is Etsy's Chief Technology Officer, setting our technology strategy and helping to further scale our global platform. Prior to joining Etsy, he was the co-founder and managing partner of the consulting firm AKF Partners. Mike's career in technology has also included the roles of Chief Technology Officer of Quigo, Vice President of Engineering & Architecture for PayPal, and various roles at General Electric helping to develop the company's technology strategy. He has also co-authored two books on scalability and has written numerous articles on business growth. Mike is a veteran, who served as a Captain and pilot in the US Army.
Job Titles:
- Investor Relations Manager
Rachel is Etsy's CFO, bringing more than 30 years of senior financial experience to Etsy. She's responsible for overseeing our global financial operations.
Rachel joins Etsy from Leaf Group, where she served as CFO since 2015. While at Leaf Group, she led efforts that strengthened operating efficiency and helped the company through a transformative period and a return to growth. Prior to joining Leaf, Rachel was CFO at Move, Inc. and helped lead a successful sale of the company to News Corporation.
Rachel has also held roles as Senior Vice President, Operations Finance at Yahoo! and at The Walt Disney Company, where she spent nearly 20 years in leadership positions in finance, operations, and technology teams. Rachel Glaser was elected to the Board of Directors of The New York Times Company in 2018.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operations, Strategy and People Officer
Raina Moskowitz is Etsy's Chief Operations, Strategy & People Officer. In this role, her mission is to develop and enable Etsy's strategy by delivering exceptional service and experiences for both employees and customers. Her team includes People & Workplace, Strategy and Corporate Development, Member Operations and Trust & Safety.
She comes to Etsy after nearly 13 years at American Express, where she held multiple leadership roles in product, strategy, operations and marketing. Most recently, she led the U.S. Customer Marketing team at American Express.
Raina formerly served as the Annual Fundraising Gala Co-Chair for the Women's Venture Fund, focused on advising and empowering female entrepreneurs in NYC. She is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ryan Scott is our Chief Marketing Officer, bringing two decades of marketing and e-commerce experience to Etsy. He leads the company's digital marketing, advertising, communications, brand, market research and international growth initiatives, elevating Etsy to new shoppers around the world and deepening engagement within our existing community.
Prior to joining Etsy, Ryan was Chief Consumer and Marketing Officer at Slice, the leading digital marketplace for pizza ordering, where he led the end-to-end consumer experience, including developing new products, growing brand affinity and user adoption. Previously, he was CMO of SoulCycle, Co-CEO at Pond5 and served as the first CMO of Seamless.