Number of Portfolio Companies 1
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  • Primary Job Title Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Primary Organization 
    Etsy
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Chad is the former CEO, President and Chairman of Etsy, leading the company in its mission and growing it into a global community of creative entrepreneurs and their customers.

Under Chad's leadership, marketplace sales by Etsy’s community of more than a million sellers have grown significantly. The company became a Certified B Corporation in

2012 and, in both 2013 and 2014, Etsy was named one of the Best Small & Medium Workplaces by the Great Place to Work® Institute. In April 2015, Chad was appointed as a member of the US Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations by President Barack Obama.

Prior to becoming CEO in 2011, Chad was Etsy’s CTO. Before joining Etsy, Chad led Yahoo’s Brickhouse & Advanced products team, and the Yahoo! Developer Network. Notably, he created the Yahoo! Hack Day initiative, the first internal innovation program of its kind.

Almost entirely self-taught in all things tech, Chad was an early advocate for the power of the Internet as a disruptive platform. He began his career in media, holding technical positions at InfoWorld Media Group, Salon.com, CNN, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the News and Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Number of Investments 1
Chad Dickerson invested in Signal Sciences on May 20, 2014. This investment - Seed Round - Signal Sciences - was valued at
$2M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 20, 2014
Signal Sciences
No
Seed Round - Signal Sciences
$2M
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Chad Dickerson has exit - Signal Sciences.
  • Signal Sciences Signal Sciences is a software as a service platform providing security monitoring and defense for your web applications.
Number of Past Jobs 5
Chad Dickerson has had 5 past jobs including CEO & President at Etsy.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Etsy
CEO & President
CNN
Technical Product Manager
InfoWorld Media Group
CTO
Yahoo
Sr. Director Advanced Products
Salon Media Group
CTO / VP of Technology
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 3
Chad Dickerson holds 3 board and advisor roles including Advisor at hackNY, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Etsy, and Member at New York CTO Club.
Chad Dickerson studied at Duke University.
Number of Events 1
Chad Dickerson has participated in 1 event, C2 Montréal 2016 on May 24, 2016.