Rich Silverstein is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, an dvertising agency in San Francisco. In their twenty-three year history they have been one of the most honored agencies in the world. They were recently named “2006 Agency of the Year” by both AdWeek and Creativity, and Advertising Age selected them for “2006 Digital Agency of the Year” and “2006 Campaign of the Year” for their Hewlett-Packard campaign.

Rich grew up in New York and attended the Parsons School of Design. He began his career as an art director for Rolling Stone magazine and then worked at various advertising agencies before founding his own agency in 1984 with Jeff Goodby. He is a member of both the New York Art Director’s and the One Club of New York’s Halls of Fame.

In addition, Rich also serves on the boards for the USA Cycling Federation, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and Specialized Bicycles.

November 15, 2007.