Paula Silver

Paula Silver is senior vice president of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs for DTE Energy.

Silver leads the strategic planning and oversight of Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and the DTE Energy Foundation. Her team’s responsibilities within communications include advertising, sponsorships, brand management, digital communications, media relations, internal communications, marketing communications and operational communications for the gas, electric, nuclear and non-utility businesses. Her team’s responsibilities within Public Affairs include community engagement, retiree outreach, neighborhoods work, the annual United Way campaign, volunteerism, and philanthropic support through the DTE Energy Foundation which provided more than $19 million in grant support in 2021 alone.

Silver joined DTE Energy in 2015 from Federal-Mogul Corp., where she was vice president of Communications and Investor Relations. She also served as vice president of Communications and Public Relations for Quicken Loans/Rock Ventures.

Silver earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Wayne State University in Detroit. She has several executive certificates from the University of Michigan.

Silver is a board member of The Parade Company, Detroit Public Television (DPTV) and the American Heart Association. She also sits on Wayne State University's Board of Volunteers for the College of Fine, Performing and Communications Arts and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its operating units include an electric company serving 2.2 million customers in Southeast Michigan and a natural gas company serving 1.3 million customers in Michigan. The DTE portfolio includes energy businesses focused on power and industrial projects; renewable natural gas; natural gas pipelines, gathering and storage; and energy marketing and trading. As an environmental leader, DTE utility operations will reduce carbon dioxide and methane emissions by more than 80 percent by 2040 to produce cleaner energy while keeping it safe, reliable and affordable. DTE Electric and Gas aspire to achieve net zero carbon and greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. DTE is committed to serving with its energy through volunteerism, education and employment initiatives, philanthropy and economic progress.