Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Roger D. Silk, Ph.D., is co-founder and CEO of Sterling Foundation Management, LLC.
Dr. Silk is one of the nation’s foremost experts in the area of applying solutions from the philanthropic world to the problems facing all high-net-worth families. Under his leadership, Sterling continues to evangelize philanthropic solutions throughout the high-net-worth community, including individuals who had not previously considered charitable planning. Dr. Silk has more than three decades of experience working with high-net-worth families and their advisors.
He has appeared on numerous podcasts and is regularly quoted in the financial and popular press, where he has been featured by media including CBS, CNN, US News, WTOP, CEO World, Supermoney, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, and Authority Magazine.
Dr. Silk is the author of several books, including The Investor’s Dilemma Decoded (Wiley, 2024), Politicians Spend, We Pay (Sterling Lifetime Press, 2022), Managing Foundations and Charitable Trusts (Bloomberg Press, 2011), and Creating a Private Foundation (Bloomberg Press, 2003). He has published dozens of articles in periodicals such as Estate Planning, Philanthropy, The Journal of Financial Planning, and Trusts & Estates. He is also a frequent contributor to the blog Sterling Insights.
Dr. Silk holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Applied Economics from Stanford University, as well as a B.A. in Economics (with distinction). He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1990.