Mr. Silverman joined Apollo Global Management, LLC in 2009 as Chief Operating Officer and currently serves as a director and Vice Chairman of the Board and a member of the Executive Committee of the manager of AGM. Mr. Silverman was awarded the American Heritage Award from the Anti-Defamation League for lifetime achievement in fighting discrimination and was honored for his efforts to promote diversity in the workplace by the Jackie Robinson Foundation and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Prior to joining Apollo, from July 2006 until November 2007, Mr. Silverman served as Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer of Realogy Corporation, formerly Cendant’s real estate division.Mr. Silverman continues to serve as a director and Chairman of the Board of Realogy Corporation, is a director and Chairman of the Board of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. and serves as a director of the managing general partner of AP Alternative Assets, L.P.
He currently serves on the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and previously served as its Vice Chairman, and is a trustee of NYU Langone Medical Center, and the former Chairman of its Board. Mr. Silverman's philanthropy includes Silverman Hall, the Silverman-Rodin scholars and the Silverman Professor of Law at Penn Law School, and the Silverman Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU School of Medicine. Mr. Silverman graduated from Williams College, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and served as a legal officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
