Robert Kalin is the founder and CEO of Etsy. Robert served as CEO from founding until August 2008. In December 2009, Kalin came back in as CEO. Before founding Etsy, Robert was a woodworker and carpenter. He attended 5 colleges including the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, MIT and NYU. Rob Kalin turned the idea of an online craft fair for "the little guy" into a business that rakes in millions of dollars every year.