Alison Silberman is the CEO of Stupid Cancer, Inc., a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help empower everyone affected by adolescent and young cancer by ending isolation and building community. Silberman brings nearly twenty years of public service experience in government and nonprofit institutions to her organization. With passion and dedication honed from her personal caregiving experience, Alison is committed to ensuring adolescents and young adults affected by cancer are guided and supported throughout their cancer journeys. Prior to joining Stupid Cancer, Alison served as the senior program director at Tuesday’s Children. She has also been the director of field engagement at the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, where she was responsible for increasing the organization’s national presence in the community and for leading advocacy efforts in individual states and on Capitol Hill. Before that, Silberman worked for the City of New York in Mayor Bloomberg’s Office, where she collaborated with state and local leaders to address the city’s criminal justice policy priorities. Silberman graduated with a degree in government from Colby College, and she earned a master’s degree in urban planning from Columbia University. She has been involved in community service for more than a decade as a mentor, team participant, and member of the Young Leaders Cancer Council of LIVESTRONG, and she has been a volunteer coach with Girls on the Run NYC. Silberman lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband and two children.