Jonathan Silver

Member, RFF Board of Directors; Chair, Global Climate Council Apollo Global Management

Mr. Silver is one of the nation’s leading clean economy investors and advisors. Currently he is the Chair of the Global Climate Council at Apollo Global Management, where he helps guide the investment of up to $100 billion in sustainability-related transactions. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Silver was a Senior Advisor at Guggenheim Partners, working with cleantech and climate-tech companies globally. Mr. Silver is a member of the boards of National Grid (NYSE: NGG), the British utility and a FTSE 15 company and Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG), one of the country’s fastest growing hydrogen companies. He is, or has been, on the boards of several special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) focused on mitigation and adaptation opportunities, the first of which merged with a battery recycling company. He is also on the board of several privately held, clean economy companies in the water and sustainable packaging sectors. Earlier, Mr. Silver served as Managing Partner of Tax Equity Advisors, a registered investment advisor, Managing Director and COO of Tiger Management, one of the country’s largest hedge funds, and the founder of Core Capital, a top tier venture capital firm. He began his career at McKinsey and Company, a management consulting firm.