Biographie
Greg Silverman was named President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, Warner Bros. Pictures in June 2013. In this role, he has full oversight of Warner Bros. Pictures' development activities, global production and budget. Silverman also works with Warner Bros. Pictures' senior management to seek new opportunities to diversify and build upon the success the company has consistently achieved. He reports to Kevin Tsujihara, Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Pictures is a recognized industry leader at the global box office, with critical and commercial hits powering a 16-year run surpassing the billion dollar mark at both the domestic and international box offices.
Driven by such hits as "American Sniper" and "Mad Max: Fury Road," Warner Bros. Pictures had worldwide grosses of $3.7 billion in 2015, which was the ninth consecutive year the Studio crossed the $3 billion global benchmark. Among its releases in 2016 are the box office hits "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Suicide Squad" as well as "Sully," "The Accountant" and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."
Prior to his current post, Silverman served as President, Production, Warner Bros. Pictures for two years, after various senior positions within the Pictures Group, including Executive Vice President, Creative Development and Production, where he shepherded the enormously successful and critically acclaimed "300," "The Dark Knight," "The Hangover" and the global phenomenon "Inception," among other films.
Silverman initially joined Warner Bros. in 1997 as a junior production executive, where he worked on such films as "The Matrix," "A Perfect Murder" and "Cats & Dogs." Silverman then joined Revolution Studios as Senior Vice President, Production, overseeing "America's Sweethearts," "The One" and "The New Guy," before returning to Warner Bros. Pictures in 2002 as Vice President, Production. He was promoted to Senior Vice President, Production in 2004 and then to Executive Vice President, Production in 2007. He has overseen production on such projects as "The Dukes of Hazzard," "The Lake House," "The Bucket List," "Beerfest," "Batman Begins," "Troy," "Get Smart" and "Yes Man."
Silverman got his start in the industry working in craft services on the independent film "Two Guys Talkin' About Girls" and then became an assistant at Tri-Star and Mandeville Films before joining Mad Chance as a production executive.
Silverman currently serves on the Executive Committee of The Oakwood School, is a board member of both the Art Center College of Design and the Time Warner Foundation, and is a founding member of the Certification Committee for Got Your Six, a campaign that unites nonprofit, Hollywood and government partners.
Silverman holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Stanford University.
