0. Gary Silberg Partner – National Automotive Industry Leader Background
Gary is the Firm’s National Automotive Industry Leader, as well as the Global Lead Partner for Delphi Corporation and Ford Motor Company. Gary has 25+ years of business experience, including over 15 years in the automotive industry.
Professional and Industry Experience
Gary has advised numerous domestic and multinational companies in areas of strategy, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures. His specific focus includes helping clients identify and evaluate new investment and growth strategies from technology start-up companies to large scale multibillion dollar investments.
For the past five years he has focused on the intersection of technology and the automotive industry with groundbreaking research on Self- Driving Cars, connectivity and mobility demand services.
He has also worked on some of the most complex and strategic transactions in the industry. In particular, Gary has worked as an advisor to Ford Motor Company on its three most recent divestitures: Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover, and its Volvo divestiture. Mr. Silberg has also advised Chrysler Corporation as part of its transaction with Fiat. He also has extensive knowledge and experience working with tier 1 automotive suppliers including their aftermarket businesses.
He has assisted several start-up automotive companies in developing their long-term strategies and business plans.
Gary is fluent in French and speaks basic level Chinese (Mandarin).
Thought leadership in the Automotive industry
Gary is the chair of the annual Executive Automotive Share Forum Series, conducted in parallel with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and Los Angeles.
He has written extensively about the industry. A selection of Gary’s recent publications include:
The Clockspeed Dilemma – what it means for automotive innovation
Me, My Car, My Life … in the ultraconnected age
Self-Driving Cars: Are We Ready?
Self Driving Cars: The Next Revolution
Gary also often provides media commentary on global trends in the automotive industry, including many guest appearances on CNBC Squawk Box, Bloomberg TV – Other news media interviews include The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Reuters, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg, Wired, The Silicon Valley Business Journal, CNN Money, Industry Week, Outlook Business of India, China Auto and Yomiuri Shimbun of Japan.
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Function and Specialization
National Industry Leader Partner, Automotive
Global Lead Partner – Delphi Corporation
Global Lead Partner – Ford Motor Company
Education, Licenses, & Certifications
MBA with honors, University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business (Economics and Finance)
B.S. (Accountancy), University of Missouri-Columbia
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Management Accountant
Member AICPA
Representative Clients
BorgWarner, Fiat/Chrysler, Delphi, Denso, Emerson, Ford Motor Company, IAC, Illinois Tool Works Inc., Lear, Meritor, NVDIA, Motorola, ThyssenKrupp, Toyota, TRW, and Visteon.