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Adam Silver

1962 - Today

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Adam Silver (born April 25, 1962) is an American lawyer and sports executive who is serving as the fifth and current commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He joined the NBA in 1992 and has held various positions within the league, becoming chief operating officer and deputy commissioner under his predecessor and mentor David Stern in 2006. When Stern retired in 2014, Silver was named commissioner. During Silver's tenure, the league has continued to grow economically and globally, especially in China. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Silver is the 569th most popular businessperson (down from 556th in 2019), the 8,330th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,954th in 2019) and the 194th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Adam Silver ranks 569 out of 847. Before her are Susan Kare, Marcus Loew, Johan Anker, Fred Karno, Mary Barra, and Indra Nooyi. After her are Anita Roddick, Svend Foyn, Anil Ambani, Shahid Khan, Alexei Mordashov, and Ron Woodroof.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Adam Silver ranks 299. Before her are Lou Diamond Phillips, Martin Wuttke, Anvar Chingizoglu, Gøran Sørloth, Gunde Svan, and Emanuele Pirro. After her are Rebecca Miller, Gilby Clarke, Ivan Jovanović, Max Raabe, Ricardo Rocha, and Lana Clarkson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Silver ranks 8,332 out of 20,380. Before her are Helen Sawyer Hogg (1905), James Eckhouse (1955), Michael Herr (1940), Timothy B. Schmit (1947), Robert H. Dennard (1932), and Carolee Schneemann (1939). After her are John Eisenhower (1922), George Tenet (1953), Dorothea Dix (1802), Mike Stern (1953), David Wayne (1914), and Catherine Hardy Lavender (1930).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Adam Silver ranks 194. Before her are Milton S. Hershey (1857), Chuck Feeney (1931), Jamie Hyneman (1956), Susan Kare (1954), Marcus Loew (1870), and Mary Barra (1961). After her are Ron Woodroof (1950), Eben Moglen (1959), Marc Randolph (1958), Ginni Rometty (1957), Robert Ripley (1890), and Laurene Powell Jobs (1963).

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