Barry E. Silbert is the founder and CEO of Restricted Stock Partners. Restricted Stock Partners, a division of Green Drake Capital Corp. (Member NASD/SIPC), manages the Restricted Securities Trading Network (RSTN), providing liquidity and trading solutions to institutional and accredited investors who hold restricted securities in public companies.

Prior to founding Restricted Stock Partners in 2004, Mr. Silbert was an investment banker at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, where he focused on financial restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate financing transactions. Before joining Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Silbert worked at Bear Stearns, Smith Barney and the Rydex Funds. He graduated with honors from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University, and holds Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.

Mr. Silbert is also the Chairman of Pluris Valuation Advisors, LLC, a New York-based valuation firm specializing in restricted securities and other illiquid assets.