Mimi Halper Silbert serves as the chairman of the board, president, and CEO of the Delancey Street Foundation, a residential educational community that provides ex-felons, sex workers, substance abusers, and others with academic, vocational, and social skills.
[1] Silbert was the developer of Delancey Street's headquarters, which houses 500 residents as well as of retail, educational, and recreational facilities.
[17] In the business world, Silbert has been featured in books and articles on the subject of social entrepreneurship, including profiles in the London Financial Times,[18] Fast Company,[19] and Worth Magazine.
[22] In addition to her work with Delancey Street, Silbert is also a recognized national expert in criminal justice.
Silbert has served on federal and state corrections commissions and advisory boards, including: the National Institute of Justice Advisory Board, appointed by President Jimmy Carter (1980); the California Board of State and Community Corrections, appointed by every California governor from George Deukmejian (1986) through Arnold Schwarzenegger;[23][24] the State Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, appointed by Governors Gray Davis and Schwarzenegger;[25] the Blue Ribbon Commission in Inmate Program Management, appointed by the California Legislature;[26] and the California Expert Panel on Corrections.