Len Silverston is a consultant, author, and speaker with over 25 years of experience helping organizations integrate their information and systems. Mr. Silverston is a thought leader in the fields of data modeling, data management and in the human dynamics of integrating data. He has been a pioneer in the field, most notably by developing, publishing and distributing an extensive library of “Universal Data Models,” that he has used to help a great deal of organizations develop data models in much less time with much greater quality. 

He is the best-selling author of The Data Model Resource Book series, which describe over 230 reusable, holistic data models and which was rated #12 on the Computer Literacy Best Seller List. Mr. Silverston has published numerous articles and has been a frequently invited speaker at many international conferences talking on subjects ranging from re-usable models to politics, power, and culture in data management. 

He is the winner of the DAMA (Data Administration Management Association) International Professional Achievement Award for 2004 and the DAMA Community Award for 2006. Mr. Silverston's company, Universal Data Models, provides consulting, training, publications and software regarding re-usable data models and data management strategies to help integrate information, systems, and people.