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Bill Silver

Bill Silver is CEO of CannaCraft. During his tenure as Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Sonoma State University, Dr. Silver was widely recognized as bringing a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to the school and the university. His accomplishments include shaping the $9.2 million Wine Spectator Learning Center, a new home for the Wine Business Institute opening in 2018.

Additionally, he directed executive education programs for more than 75 client organizations including First Data Corporation, Newmont Mining, Coors Brewing, Kaiser Permanente, Hewlett Packard, and Lockheed Martin. A visionary and collaborative leader, Bill has a proven track record of creating academic distinction, student achievement, enrollment growth, philanthropic success, support for diversity, community engagement, shared governance, financial results and more.