Adam E. Silver was appointed as Chair of the Fair Political Practices Commission on March 8, 2024 by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Chair Silver's appointment is followed by a distinguished career in the public and private sectors, where he consistently championed ethics, transparency, and the use of emerging technology to increase governmental efficiency and promote public trust. Prior to his appointment, Chair Silver served as Chief Counsel to the Assembly Legislative Ethics Committee. Before joining the Assembly, he worked in various roles at the FPPC, including as a prosecutor in the Enforcement Division and Commission Counsel for the Legal Division, and in private practice at Olson Hagel and Fishburn LLP.

Chair Silver earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of California, Davis and a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.