Darrell Silver
Board at theyoungcenter
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Board Member
2021 - Current
The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights is a non-profit organization whose mission is to advocate for the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children. Guided by the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and state and federal child protection laws, the Young Center has developed the only program in the nation that provides guardians ad litem (Child Advocates) for trafficking victims and unaccompanied immigrant children. Our work serving individual children drives our policy work.
Board Member
2021
Fiveable’s social learning platform supports AP students after school.
Fiveable is a social network platform for education that offers students learning through content, community, and courses.
Raised $15,057,342.00 from Owl Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Beta Boom, Donna Harris, 27V (Twenty Seven Ventures) and Progression Fund.
Board Member
2021
Your dedicated People Operations and Recruiting partner, with the wonderful Ben Aronowicz. The 1st company launched by Unbundle Studio.
VP, Learning Services
2019 - 2021
Integrated Thinkful & started Chegg Skills. https://darrellsilver.medium.com/departing-thinkful-a-new-call-to-code-9699a2e1132f
CEO & co-founder
2012 - 2021
CEO & co-founder of Thinkful, acquired by Chegg for $100m in 2019. https://darrellsilver.medium.com/founding-year-eight-a8d60aa3dbf1
Director of Web Archiving
2012 - 2012
Founder & CEO
2009 - 2012
Founded in March, 2009, acquired by Smarsh (subsidiary of Dell at the time)
NYC Organizer
2008 - 2012
Head of Algorithmic Trade Execution, Quantitative Strategies
2004 - 2008
Guest Services
2003 - 2004
On-mountain Fun Police for a season at Beaver Creek
Vail Resorts Careers is a resort company in luxury and destination-based travel at iconic locations.
Education
BA
1999 - 2003
High School
1995 - 1999
Elementary!
1986 - 1995