GARSON SILVERS

 

Garson Silvers is an entrepreneur, author, technocrat, and an advocate for sustainability. For nearly four decades now and most recently as CEO of the Zeons venture-capital fund, Mr. Silvers has been instrumental in incorporating and testing current clean technologies in many of the group’s investments within real estate developments, energy generation, and manufacturing. In guiding the company’s trajectory, Mr. Silvers plays a very active role in overseeing Zeons Research and development teams and has been instrumental in co creating several sustainable systems and products.

 

With a degree in geography and a dual major in urban planning and environmental studies, Mr. Silvers graduated from Southwest Texas University located in San Marcos, Texas. His initial publications on the subject of sustainable urban design and planning are now part of several college text books and research papers used in premier universities such as Harvard, Stanford, and Mumbai University. He is considered an expert in the field of sustainable green developments coauthoring titles such as “The Global Sustainable Communities Handbook,” “The Green Industrial Revolution,” “The Green Industrial Movement in India,” “Compact City Updates,” “Micro City: Standard Design Micro and Compact Cities,” and “Green Sustainable Financing: Pathway to Enhanced Environment.” Apart from writing Mr. Silvers continues to make significant contributions in facilitating peace and collaboration through nonprofits such as National Geographic–backed Unify South Asia and Citizens for Justice.