Mitchell A. Silk was the Presidentially-nominated, Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary for International Markets in the U.S. Department of the Treasury (2020-21).
Mitchell A. Silk was the Presidentially-nominated, Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary for International Markets in the U.S. Department of the Treasury (2020-21). Prior to that, he served as Acting Assistant Secretary in the same role (2019-20) and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment, Energy and Infrastructure (2017-19). He served as Head of US Delegation, G20 Infrastructure Working Group (2017-21), US Treasury Delegate, Financial Stability Board, Standing Committee on Assessment of Vulnerabilities (2019-21), US Board Member, Green Climate Fund and Global Environment Facility (2017-18).
In addition to leading the U.S. Government’s global efforts to unleash value in energy and infrastructure through private capital solutions, Mitch made broad contributions to further U.S. interests in the areas of financial regulation and innovation, export credits and development finance.
Prior to Treasury, Mitch enjoyed a distinguished legal career on Wall Street. He served a partner of the global elite law practice of Allen & Overy in Hong Kong and New York for over 20 years.
Mitch presently serves as Group General Counsel to Waterton Global Resources and The Cedarfield Group, diverse platforms invested in real assets, including mining and spirits. He has published widely and is a frequent speaker on infrastructure finance, the environment, and asset management.
