William M. Silberg

Vice President for Publishing and Communications

Bill Silberg became Vice President for Publishing and Communications at the Academy in June 2006. He came to the Academy after spending three years as Senior Vice President for Communications and Publishing at The Commonwealth Fund, an independent, private foundation that studies and supports research on health care policy and social issues. At Commonwealth, he oversaw an overhaul of the foundation’s web site, dramatically increasing the Fund’s professional and public visibility. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2003, Mr. Silberg was Senior Vice President and Executive Editor at Medscape from WebMD, the online portal for health and medical professionals worldwide. Mr. Silberg joined Medscape in March after spending 13 years in publishing at the American Medical Association, the last four as Web Editor and Editorial Director for Medical News and New Media at JAMA. Previously, he served as Associate Director for Public Affairs at the University of Chicago Hospitals and, prior to that, spent seven years with United Press International as a reporter, editor and bureau chief in Albany, NY; Detroit; Cleveland and Pittsburgh.