Mitchell Silber

In January 2020, Mitchell D. Silber was named the executive director of the Community Security Initiative, a new position created as part of UJA and JCRC-NY’s plan to help secure local Jewish institutions in the New York region. Mitchell served as director of intelligence analysis at the New York City Police Department (2005–2012), where he was the principal advisor to the deputy commissioner of intelligence on counterterrorism policy and analysis. He is a visiting lecturer at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (“SIPA”), where he teaches a course on modern urban terrorism. He also serves on the Dean’s Advisory Board at SIPA and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.