About
David Silverman is President and a Managing Partner at Red Cell. He founded and leads CrossLead, Inc., a leadership training and services company, and previously co-founded McChrystal Group, serving as its CEO for five years. He co-authored the book "Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World," is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and served as a Navy SEAL from 1998 to 2011.
Experience
- Red Cell PartnersPresidentcurrent2022 — presentWashington, DC
- CrossLeadFounder and CEO2016 — 2025Washington D.C. Metro Area
- McChrystal GroupCEO & Co-Founder2011 — 2015Alexandria, Virginia
- Naval Special Warfare - U.S. Navy SEAL TeamsNavy SEAL1998 — 2010
Skills & more
Business Strategy81Organizational Leadership99Executive Coaching63Strategic Communications79Change Management9Coaching6Cross-functional Team Leadership25Entrepreneurship19Executive Management13Leadership Development92Operational Planning73Operations Management13
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Organizational DevelopmentStart-upsStrategic LeadershipTeam BuildingTrainingManagement ConsultingInternational RelationsProgram ManagementLeadershipStrategic PlanningManagementPublic Speaking- CrossLead Multi-Team Leader — CrossLead
- CrossLead Team Leader — CrossLead
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at Red Cell Incubation
Alan Shaffer
Senior Advisor, National Security & Healthcare at Red Cell Incubation
Amanda Aguayo
Co-Founder, Hunted Labs at Red Cell Incubation
Aniqua Bokhari
Legal Counsel at Red Cell Incubation
Anne Powers
Executive Assistant at Red Cell Incubation
Arianna Urekew
Senior Operations Associate, National Security at Red Cell Incubation
Ava Thompson
Marketing Associate at Red Cell Incubation
Barrett Yates-Mack
Chief Financial Officer at Red Cell Incubation
Benjamin Pitman
Operations Associate, Cyber & National Security at Red Cell Incubation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Silverman?
- David Silverman is President and a Managing Partner at Red Cell. He founded and leads CrossLead, Inc., a leadership training and services company, and previously co-founded McChrystal Group, serving as its CEO for five years. He co-authored the book "Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World," is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and served as a Navy SEAL from 1998 to 2011.
- Where does David Silverman work?
- David Silverman is President and Managing Partner at Red Cell Incubation.
- Where did David Silverman go to school?
- David Silverman studied at United States Naval Academy (BS, Oceanography); Bellarmine College Preparatory.
Founder mafias
United States Naval Academy mafia18
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Bellarmine College Preparatory mafia13
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Red Cell Incubation mafia7
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Grant VerstandigFounder, Chairman, & CEOFounded Trase +3Brian CarbaughCo-Founder & CEO, Andesite; Senior Advisor, Cyber & National SecurityFounded AndesitePeter EmighFounder & President, Savoy LifeFounded Savoy LifeDan KultranCo-Founder & CEO, ClarosFounded ClarosKunal SethyEntrepreneur in Residence, Sparrow HealthcareFounded HealthPals
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Same school
Also attended United States Naval Academy97
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Also attended Bellarmine College Preparatory37
John DemeterInvestor at Khosla VenturesChris WatkinsHead of Data & Analytics at Asymmetric Capital PartnersShawn KungInvestor at Inception Studio CapitalJustin FasanoInvestor at Struck CapitalChadwick ManningFounder at Cerulean VenturesNick GunadyCEO & Co-founder at Mudita Venture
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Shared employers
Also worked at CrossLead4
Also worked at McChrystal Group7
Paige MorschauserHead of Operations at Red Cell IncubationBarrett Yates-MackChief Financial Officer at Red Cell IncubationAstasia MyersGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesMargo DrakosManaging Director and Director of Strategic Initiatives at The Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationCayla WeisbergPartner at InvestHER VenturesHarri KairavuoHead of Quantitative Solutions at Genio Capital
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Also worked at Naval Special Warfare - U.S. Navy SEAL Teams7
Mike AmecheCXO, DeployX at Red Cell IncubationArun IyerInvestor at Green FlagJeff RossDirector at Vetted AcceleratorLarsenInvestor at Harpoon VenturesMichael BurnsInvestor at Canapi VenturesChris PetkasGeneral Partner at Contrarian Thinking Capital
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