M. Michele Burns

M. Michele Burns joined the Etsy board in March 2014. Michele is the Center Fellow and Strategic Advisor to the Stanford Center on Longevity at Stanford University. 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. In addition to Etsy, Michele serves on the boards of directors at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Cisco Systems and Goldman Sachs and on the executive board of the Elton John Aids Foundation, where she is the treasurer. Michele began her career at Arthur Andersen, where she became partner. Over the course of her career, she has served as CFO of Delta Air Lines, Mirant Corporation, an energy company, and Marsh & McLennan.