Jeffrey P. Silberman is
a Professor and Chairperson to the Textile Development and
Marketing Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology
(FIT) in New York, a consultant to the International Cotton
Advisory Committee (ICAC) Secretariat, and serves as
Executive Director to the International Forum for Cotton
Promotion (IFCP). He is an international textile consultant.
He recently designed and implemented textile programs in
Armenia and Nepal; linen development programs throughout
Russia, including Mosalsk, Severlyon, and Kostroma; and
marketing programs for the Mongolian Cashmere FibreMark
Society in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and United Textile Mills
in Bangkok, Thailand.
He built and managed the Apparel and Home Textiles Internet
Industry Channel for About.com.
Mr. Silberman was a core member of the team charged with
developing and launching the Egyptian Cotton World Wide
Promotion program for the Government of Egypt and Alcotexa.
Prior to building his consulting firm, Mr. Silberman was a
Director of Marketing for Cotton Incorporated, and before
that, the Technical Director for United Merchants and
Manufacturers, Inc.
Some of his past and present clients include PRI,
Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI), Icahn Associates,
U.S.A.I.D., GTZ, Winrock International, Nathan Associates,
Booz Allen, A.P.R.P., ACDI/VOCA, Roscontract, ASME Armenia,
Bombay Dye and Manufacturing, Mafatlal Industries, Alsin
Management, Fox Fibre, Dow Corning, Kimberly Clark,
Tupperware, Sahara Group, Gavrilov-Yam, and Asahi Chemical.
Mr. Silberman holds a degree in Textile Marketing and Design
from Philadelphia University, as well as Advanced Management
Program Certificates from the Wharton School of Business in
Finance and Accounting, Marketing Management from the
Columbia Graduate School of Business, and Environmental Law
from New York University. He is a winner of the 'Winrock
Award for Service and Dedication Given in Helping to Build a
Better World' for his work with Russian flax producers, in
December, 1999.
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