Mitchell Silver

Mitchell Silver, FAICP, Hon. ASLA, currently serves as Principal at McAdams since August 2021. Prior experience includes a tenure as NYC Parks Commissioner for the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation from May 2014 to July 2021, and Chief Planning & Development Officer for the City of Raleigh from July 2005 to May 2014. Additional roles include Planning Director within the Department of City Planning, President of the American Planning Association, Deputy Director of the DC Office of Planning, Business Administrator for the Township of Irvington, NJ, Principal at Abeles Phillips Preiss & Shapiro, and Adjunct Instructor at CUNY. Early career highlights feature serving as Director of the Northern Manhattan Office and Urban Design Specialist for the Manhattan Borough President's Office. Mitchell holds a Master of Urban Planning from Hunter College and a Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute.