Jeff Silverstein: President, Nehst Access + Learning Groups

Jeff Silverstein co-founded and was CEO of the seminal interactive design firm Fusion Media, one of the pioneers in using videodiscs and CD-ROMs for marketing, learning and transactional public exhibits. Over more than a decade he produced and wrote award-winning programs for clients such as Sony, AT&T, IBM and Citibank. He has been designing, writing and managing multimedia, film and video since 1980, when he was recruited for IBM's original videodisc venture with Universal Pictures, Discovision.

Silverstein was co-Publisher and Managing Editor for Sub Aqua, the acclaimed underwater explorers' magazine, interacting with experts ranging from Titanic discoverer Bob Ballard to Jaws author Peter Benchley. As a creative partner in Roundtable Design he co-developed environments for museums and public spaces and consulted on marketing, strategic planning and product design. He also managed Con Edison's Television Center and produced and directed video and training throughout one of the largest power utilities in the world.

Jeff participated in Harvard Law School's Negotiation Program, the Stanford Publishing Program, and did graduate work at the NYU Business School. He earned a Masters in Mass Communication from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School. Jeff is a screenwriter and consults on scripts in development. He has been involved with Writer's Boot Camp, studied comedy with Danny and Neil Simon, and acting and directing at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute.