With over 25 years of experience, Scott Silverman has connected thousands of ecommerce leaders to help them learn, network and share knowledge with the end goal of scaling their businesses and careers. From co-inventing “Cyber Monday” in 2005 to founding industry-shaping organizations like CommerceNext and the Global Ecommerce Leaders Forum (GELF), Scott’s work sits at the intersection of retail innovation and community building.
Scott spent over a decade until 2010 as Executive Director of Shop.org (the National Retail Federation’s digital division). Under his leadership, the organization grew to over 600 member companies and launched the Shop.org Annual Summit, which became one of the “Fastest 50” trade shows in the U.S. A champion of the next generation, Scott also launched Cybermonday.com, which generated over $2.5 million for retail scholarships.
After leading CommerceNext through its 2023 acquisition by CloserStill Media, Scott now splits his time between advising the CommerceNext team and investing and advising in high-growth technology startups serving the retail and ecommerce industries.