Bio
Michael Silberman is the Global Director of Digital Innovation at Greenpeace. He leads a Digital Mobilisation Lab that works with Greenpeace and its allies in 42 countries to envision, test, and roll out creative new means of communicating, organizing, and fundraising online.
A senior online campaigns strategist, Silberman specializes in online organizing and grassroots citizen engagement. He is a frequent writer and speaker on the effective use of technology for converting online activity into real-world action. Silberman chairs the Web of Change conference, the premier annual gathering for leading thinkers and campaigners at the intersection of technology and social change
Silberman is a co-founder of EchoDitto, a digital agency that empowers leading organizations to have a greater impact through the creative use of new technologies. As a Partner at EchoDitto, Silberman lead a team that designed participatory campaigns and built award-winning tools for clients to enable individuals to make the world a better place. Clients included the UN World Food Program (WFP), the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA).
Silberman cut his teeth on digital organizing and campaigning as the National Meetup Director for Howard Dean’s presidential run in 2004, where he lead an online organizing team that regularly mobilized more than 189,000 local volunteers in over 1,200 cities worldwide. He also served as the 1Sky climate campaign's Internet Director during its first year, where he implemented a successful nationwide internet organizing, communications, and fundraising strategy.
Michael currently serves on the boards of Planet Forward and Brighter Planet and is affiliated with the New Organizing Institute and The Engage Network. Silberman graduated on skis with a B.A. from Middlebury College. He enjoys cycling, skiing, photography, and requires a heavy supply of M&Ms and Cherry Garcia.
