Duane Silverstein
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Duane Silverstein is the Executive Director of Seacology
, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the sole focus of preserving island environments and cultures around the world. Under Silverstein’s leadership, Seacology has launched 199 projects on islands around the world, conserving 159312 acres (644.7 km²) of terrestrial habitat and 1012686 acres (4,098.2 km²) of marine ecosystems, and supporting indigenous island communities with schools, health clinics, and fresh water systems.
Prior to heading Seacology, Silverstein served for 18 years as Executive Director of the Goldman Fund, a San Francisco based philanthropic foundation. During his time there, he presided over the awarding of $105 million in grants. Also while at Goldman, Silverstein oversaw the Goldman Environmental Prize
, dubbed the "Nobel Prize of the Environment."
In 2009, he was selected as an “All-Star Among Us” and honored at Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. Silverstein was a 2010 recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service in the San Francisco Bay area. Having worked in island and marine conservation for 30 years, Silverstein has authored 30 articles for Asian Geographic, Fathoms, Ocean Geographic, the Oakland Tribune, and other publications. He has appeared in Scuba Diving Magazine, the Divers Alert Network, the San Francisco Chronicle¸ and was featured in a Daughtry
music video devoted to the world’s unsung heroes.
Silverstein is a National Fellow of the Explorers Club. He is a founding board member of San Francisco’s City Arts & Lectures
program and served on the board of Northern California Grantmakers, a consortium of philanthropic organizations. He is a board member of Seacology UK, Seacology Japan, and Seacology Scandinavia.
Silverstein holds a B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an M.A. in Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley.
Seacology
Seacology is a nonprofit 501 charitable organization headquartered in Berkeley, California that focuses on preserving island ecosystems and cultures around the globe. Founded in 1991, it began with the work of ethnobotanist Paul Alan Cox, who researched tropical plants and their medicinal value in...
, a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the sole focus of preserving island environments and cultures around the world. Under Silverstein’s leadership, Seacology has launched 199 projects on islands around the world, conserving 159312 acres (644.7 km²) of terrestrial habitat and 1012686 acres (4,098.2 km²) of marine ecosystems, and supporting indigenous island communities with schools, health clinics, and fresh water systems.
Prior to heading Seacology, Silverstein served for 18 years as Executive Director of the Goldman Fund, a San Francisco based philanthropic foundation. During his time there, he presided over the awarding of $105 million in grants. Also while at Goldman, Silverstein oversaw the Goldman Environmental Prize
Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. The prize includes a no-strings-attached award of...
, dubbed the "Nobel Prize of the Environment."
In 2009, he was selected as an “All-Star Among Us” and honored at Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. Silverstein was a 2010 recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service in the San Francisco Bay area. Having worked in island and marine conservation for 30 years, Silverstein has authored 30 articles for Asian Geographic, Fathoms, Ocean Geographic, the Oakland Tribune, and other publications. He has appeared in Scuba Diving Magazine, the Divers Alert Network, the San Francisco Chronicle¸ and was featured in a Daughtry
Daughtry
Daughtry is an American rock band from North Carolina, formed and fronted by former American Idol season 5 finalist Chris Daughtry in 2006. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006...
music video devoted to the world’s unsung heroes.
Silverstein is a National Fellow of the Explorers Club. He is a founding board member of San Francisco’s City Arts & Lectures
City Arts & Lectures
City Arts & Lectures produces onstage conversation at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Founded by Sydney Goldstein in 1980, City Arts & Lectures produces more than fifty live events a year and records most events for edited and delayed broadcast on public radio...
program and served on the board of Northern California Grantmakers, a consortium of philanthropic organizations. He is a board member of Seacology UK, Seacology Japan, and Seacology Scandinavia.
Silverstein holds a B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an M.A. in Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley.