Matt Silverman

Matt Silverman

Matt Silverman is the Global Trade Director & Senior Counsel at VIAVI Solutions in Chandler, Arizona. Matt leads the VIAVI Global Trade group, providing strategic guidance to the business and management on international regulatory requirements (including customs, export controls, embargoes, sanctions and antiboycott law) enabling compliant movement and market access for the company’s products, software, technology, and services. Prior to joining VIAVI, Matt held trade compliance roles in the semiconductor, aerospace, and energy industries. Prior to his corporate compliance career, Matt worked in Washington DC on trade policy and legislation in the United States Senate and the United States Trade Representative. Matt began his legal career as a litigator in Chicago, Illinois. Matt earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and his Master of Laws in International Business and Economic Law from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.