Michael Silver (CEO)
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| Born | May 10, 1955 |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Metals & Chemicals Industry Entrepreneur |
| Organization | President & CEO, American Elements |
| Known for | Founder of American Elements Materials Science Pioneer Rare Earths & Inner Mongolian Mining Philanthropy |
| Spouse(s) | Diane Nebolon Silver (m. 1993) |
Michael Nathan Silver (born May 10, 1955) is a metals and chemicals industry business executive, philanthropist, commentator, and the founder and CEO of American Elements, a global high technology materials manufacturer with one of the largest advanced materials catalogs. He was instrumental in establishing the post cold war rare earth supply chain from Inner Mongolia to the U.S. and Europe. His philanthropy includes sponsoring several hundred materials science and green technology conferences and educational television programs on high technology. He writes and speaks on issues affecting the global high technology industry, science education and Sino-American relations.
Michael Silver was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of Southern California (USC) receiving a B.A. degree in Psychobiology in 1978 and then attended USC’s JD/MBA dual degree program graduating in 1982. He practiced corporate law for 10 years, specializing in mergers & acquisitions.
In the mid 90s Silver founded American Elements as a chemical manufacturer and metals refiner of rare earths and other critical metals serving the U.S. mining industry. Upon the near simultaneous closing of the Unocal/Molycorp rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California and the Rhodia rare earth refinery in Freeport, Texas, ending U.S. rare earths metal production, he flew to Baotou, Inner Mongolia and established one of the first post-cold war supply chains from Inner Mongolian mines directly to industrial end users in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Over the next 15 years he built American Elements facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah; Monterrey, Mexico; Baotou, China; and Manchester, England and expanded production to include newly discovered elemental forms of advanced materials such as nanoparticles, green technology & alternative energy materials and advanced military alloys. By 2011, the company's materials catalog had grown to include over 10,000 items.
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