Jason Silverstein
Jason S. Silverstein is a Senior Vice President & Senior Counsel at PIMCO. Mr. Silverstein was previously a Managing Director, Asset Management Group & Associate General Counsel of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) where he lead the derivatives advocacy for asset managers.
Before joining SIFMA, Mr. Silverstein served as the General Counsel to a fintech startup developing post-trade settlement solutions. He also served as Executive Director & Associate General Counsel of CME Group where he advised CME’s clearinghouse and swap product teams. He played a central role in developing the company’s solutions for the clearing of interest rate swaps and credit default swaps and was primarily responsible for drafting CME’s clearing rules. He was also responsible for advising on customer protection and recovery, wind down & resolution issues.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Silverstein served as Assistant General Counsel at JPMorgan Chase and as Associate General Counsel at Bear Stearns where he focused on the structuring and documentation of derivative products. He began his career as an Associate in Clifford Chance US LLP’s financial products group, specializing in both derivatives and securitizations.
Mr. Silverstein holds a J.D. from Fordham University and a B.S. in accounting from Rutgers University. He is admitted to the bar in both New York and New Jersey.