Michael Silverstein, Senior Advisor, Former Senior Partner and Executive Committee Member at The Boston. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Michael J. Silverstein is a Senior Advisor at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he previously served as a Senior Partner and Executive Committee Member based in Chicago. He is an independent private equity investor and chairman of several startup enterprises, with a focus on consumer businesses. His investment thesis centers on consumer-facing companies, particularly those leveraging innovation in materials, technology, and design to serve newly affluent markets. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly documented, he emphasizes qualitative, data-driven insights by visiting stores and interviewing consumers directly for startups that lack resources for formal research. Notable portfolio companies include Coterie Diaper and Hand IQ, where he serves as chairman. Silverstein is also an author of books such as *The $10 Trillion Prize* and *Women Want More*, and he publicly argues that luxury companies must continuously innovate to avoid decline.
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