David Silk is one of the founding partners of SGI Global Business Advisors LLC, a consulting firm dealing with and advising clients on international economic development and business matters. Established in 2003, SGI advises and conducts work on behalf of public and private sector clients including governments, municipalities, chambers of commerce, business development organizations, institutions and private clients on matters relating to international business and economic development.

Mr. Silk is the Chairman Emeritus of the British American Chamber of Commerce, Great Lakes Region, the local chapter of the British-American Business Council, the largest transatlantic business organization, whose objectives are to promote and stimulate business between the United Kingdom and the United States. The organization has 25 offices and 4,000 members throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. Established in 1994, BACC actively assists Ohio businesses seeking to develop or enhance United Kingdom and Western European markets. It also assists United Kingdom companies doing business in the United States, in cooperation with the British Government’s offices in the USA and the US Embassy in London. BACC works actively with the international economic development organizations in Ohio to develop exports, trade and investment between the UK and the USA

Mr. Silk is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and the first Foreign Legal Consultant to have been licensed by the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio. With experience in London, New York and Ohio, his legal practice and expertise concentrates in international work, in conjunction with a network of agents and co-counsel around the world. His practice encompasses various areas of International Law, including International Commercial and Corporate Law, International Litigation and Immigration Law. Mr. Silk's clients include both U.S. and foreign corporations and businesses, ranging from multi-national corporations and institutions to small businesses.

Mr. Silk has been actively involved in the international business and economic development communities in Ohio since 1991. In addition to his work for the British American Chamber of Commerce, he is a member of various international organizations in Ohio, including board membership of the Ohio Israel Chamber of Commerce, the Northeast Ohio International Business Network and other organizations.

Mr. Silk is also actively engaged in a number of economic development initiatives in a broad range of sectors including immigrant entrepreneurship, overseas technology transfer and others. He has lectured frequently to trade organizations on a variety of subjects including export, international distributorship and representation

He speaks English, French and Spanish.