Doug Silverman is currently the Vice President of Human Resources & Operations for Nikon located in Melville, Long Island. Mr. Silverman has been working for Nikon for the past 20 years overseeing human resources and labor relations responsibilities for North America, South America and Canada. He also serves as lead Global HR Representation for the Nikon Global HR Executive Team.
In addition to working for Nikon, he is a past two-time President for SHRM’s Long Island Chapter and current instructor for SHRM National. Doug has spoken on a variety of human resource related topics across the globe and is currently an instructor in the School for Professional Development for Stony Brook University, where he earned the Bentley Glass-Mortimer Kreuter Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2021.
He has been interviewed by magazines such as SHRM and Diversity, is a past Long Island Business News 40 under 40 Award recipient and has been featured in SHRM Magazine’s Spotlight.
Mr. Silverman graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor of science majoring in political science. His academic endeavors continued as he earned his Master of Science in Human Resources and Labor Relations from New York Institute of Technology where he graduated with honors and earned the prestigious John J. Theobald Award.