Louis Grant Silver is an American-Israeli businessperson, attorney, and former professional basketball player.
11 Facts About Lou Silver
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Lou Silver played college basketball at Harvard College, with the Harvard Crimson.
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Lou Silver served as the team co-captain, during his final year at Harvard College.
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Lou Silver received a number of accolades, while attending, and playing for Harvard College, including being selected to the All-Ivy League Team, and Division honors.
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Lou Silver played in Israel, with Maccabi Tel Aviv, and he served as the captain of the team, from 1981 to 1985.
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Lou Silver was a key member of the Maccabi teams that reached 4 FIBA European Champions Cup Finals, and that won 2 FIBA European Champions Cup titles.
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Lou Silver was selected to the FIBA European Selection All-Star Team, in 1981.
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Lou Silver played for, and helped lead, the senior Israeli National Basketball Team, to a second-place finish at the EuroBasket, as Israel took the silver medal, after losing to the Soviet Union National Team in the finals, at EuroBasket 1979, in Italy.
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Lou Silver served as general counsel to a publicly listed software company, that is based in Paris, France.
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Lou Silver continues to serve as a member of the board of directors of a number of publicly listed and privately held companies.
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Lou Silver is actively involved in corporate governance, audit, and compensation committees.