Bio

Jeff Silverman is a co-founder of Agman. After reading all the biographies he recognized, a 12 year old Jeff started over at 'A' before being inspired by Bernard Baruch – a financier, arbitrageur and advisor to Presidents. In the more than 45 years since graduating from MIT with a degree in Management, Jeff has applied value-investing principles to interests in commodity futures, real estate and private equity. Jeff applies the same intensity and creative synthesis that made him successful as an investor to his civic and philanthropic pursuits. Jeffrey currently serves as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Israel’s premier think tank, the Institute for National Securities Studies (INSS). He recently joined the Advisory Committee for MIT’s Center for International Studies and is a member of both the Political Science and Economics Visiting Committees at MIT. Jeff is especially proud of his support for both an international competition envisioning peace The Jerusalem 2050 Project, and an effort he spearheaded to enhance global energy savings through the Silverman Evergreen Energy Fund. This fund has generated a projected 10 year savings of $50 million at MIT and has the potential to generate far greater savings when extended to other institutions. Jeff also currently serves as an advisor and mentor to PhD students at MIT President Rafael Reif’s new Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative. Previously, Jeff served on the Board of Directors of the CME (Nasdaq: CME) as a popularly elected Director from the Exchange Community and also chaired various committees, including Technology Oversight and Strategic Planning. For his many contributions to Israel and the Friends of the IDF, Jeff was recognized as the Chicago FIDF “Man-of-the-Year” with the 2009 Binyamin Netanyahu Award. He currently resides in Miami Beach and regularly travels to Israel and Europe.