Jeffrey Silberman is a Professor and Chairperson of 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 specializing in marketing and development strategy.
He designed and implemented textile programs in more than fifteen countries, including Turkey, India, Armenia and Nepal; linen development programs throughout Russia, including the Vologda, Kaluga and Kostroma, Yaroslavl oblasts; market development programs for the Mongolian Cashmere FibreMark Society in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, and United Textile Mills in Bangkok, Thailand. Mr. Silberman was a core member of the team charged with developing and launching the Egyptian Cotton Logo and World Wide Promotion Program (CottonEgypt) for the Government of Egypt and Alcotexa. He built, managed, and was a site guide for the Apparel and Home Textiles Internet Industry Channel for About.com.
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.
Mr. Silberman holds a Master of Textiles degree from North Carolina State University, a B.S. in Textile Marketing and Design from Philadelphia University, and 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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