Tom Silverman

Position(s):

Speaker

The Founder and CEO of Tommy Boy Entertainment, Tom Silverman has released gold, platinum, and multi-platinum albums by artists such as Everlast, Queen Latifah, Coolio, Naughty By Nature, De La Soul, Digital Underground, and House of Pain, securing Tommy Boy as one of the most successful independent music companies in the world. He also created the New Music Seminar, an alternative music industry gathering, which is the biggest and most important convention in the music industry. He has served on the boards of many organizations, including the RIAA, the American Association for Independent Music, Sound Exchange, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, NARM, Merlin and the Dance Music Hall of Fame.