Robert S. Silberman

Robert S. Silberman was United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) from 1992 to 1993; Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of International Paper from 1993 to 1995; and CEO of Strayer Education, Inc. from 2001 to 2013. Silberman was named Executive Chairman of the Board of Strayer Education Inc. in 2013.

Robert S. Silberman was born in Boston on October 30, 1957. He was educated at Dartmouth College, receiving a B.A. in History in 1980. He received an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in 1990.

From 1980 to 1984, Silberman served as a United States Naval Officer. From 1985 to 1988 he worked in energy finance at The Henley Group, and at Ogden Corporation (the predecessor to Covanta Holding Corporation.) In 1988 he entered Federal Government service as Deputy Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration in the United States Department of Transportation.

In 1990, he was appointed United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy. On June 15, 1992, President of the United States George H. W. Bush nominated Silberman to be United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs). After Senate confirmation, Silberman held this office from 1992 to 1993.

Silberman left government service in 1993, becoming Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of International Paper. He left for CalEnergy Company in 1995, where he served in a number of senior management roles, including as President and Chief Operating Officer. He left CalEnergy in 2000, and in March 2001 became Chief Executive Officer of Strayer Education, Inc. Additionally, since 2003 he has served as Chairman of the Board of Strayer.

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