He earned 2 degrees at MIT, and his doctorate in organizational psychology from Harvard Business School.
Silver is a co-author of "A Film Director's Approach to Managing Creativity," a chapter in Breakthrough Thinking, published by the Harvard Business School Press.
His film career began with Kurt Vonnegut's "Next Door" which won a prize and played on Masterpiece Theater.
His current film series is called "May It Happen For You" and has the award winning Radio Cape Cod, Second Wind, and Surprise Engagement, and documentaries about leadership and early childhood education.
His course at MIT IAP explores leadership, team building, managing creativity.