SAN FRANCISCO — Instacart has appointed Josh Silverman, chief executive officer of Etsy Inc., to its board of directors.
Silverman, who has led Etsy since 2017 and previously held senior roles at Skype, Shopping.com, American Express, and eBay, is known for building and scaling consumer marketplace platforms. He also co-founded digital invitation service Evite and currently serves on Shake Shack’s board.
“Josh is a proven marketplace innovator with a track record of scaling consumer platforms such as Etsy, Evite, and Skype,” said Chris Rogers, Instacart’s Chief Executive Officer. “His deep understanding of consumer technology, passion for empowering independent entrepreneurs, and commitment to sustainable growth make him an invaluable asset. We’re excited to welcome Josh to our Board of Directors and look forward to working together to expand and deepen the value Instacart delivers across the grocery ecosystem.”
“I’m honored to join Instacart’s Board of Directors at such a pivotal moment for the company,” said Silverman. “Instacart has already transformed how millions of people shop for groceries, proving the power of technology to make everyday needs easier. I look forward to partnering with Chris and the rest of the Board of Directors to help deepen Instacart’s impact for customers, retailers, brands, and shoppers.”
In addition to Silverman, Instacart’s Board of Directors also currently includes Chris Rogers, CEO of Instacart; Fidji Simo, CEO of Applications at OpenAI and Chairperson and former CEO of Instacart; Victoria Dolan, former CFO of Revlon; Ravi Gupta, Partner at Sequoia Capital; Mary Beth Laughton, President and CEO of REI; Meredith Kopit Levien, President and CEO of The New York Times Company; Michael Moritz, Senior Advisor to Sequoia Heritage and former Partner at Sequoia Capital; Lily Sarafan, Co-founder and Executive Chair of TheKey; and Daniel Sundheim, Founder and CIO of D1 Capital Partners.
