Speaker Details

As President of Skype, Josh Silverman oversees the companys direction and strategy and manages its day-to-day operations. His priorities are to support the team in building the world's greatest communication products by making sure that everyone is rowing in the same direction every day.

In his pre-Skype life, Josh served as CEO at Shopping.com, following a variety of management positions at eBay, including serving as Managing Director for Marktplaats.nl/eBay Netherlands; and leading the launch of eBays European Classifieds business.

Before joining eBay, Josh was co-founder and CEO of Evite, the leading social event planning site on the Web. He has also held management positions at ADAC Labs, Booz Allen Hamilton, and started his career on the staff of U.S. Senator Bill Bradley.

Josh graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.