Emily Silva

Emily K. Silva is Director of Asset Management Risk and Compliance at Wilmington Trust where she oversees first-line professionals who implement the compliance programs for the Asset Management and Wealth Groups including the Advertising Compliance Group and the Primary Compliance Contact for Wilmington Trust's three SEC-registered investment advisors. Prior to joining Wilmington Trust in 2018, she served as an outsourced Chief Compliance Officer/Consultant to several SEC-registered investment advisers who managed money for hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity funds, large institutional clients and high net worth and retail investors. Before becoming a consultant, Emily spent nearly 15 years at The Vanguard Group where she worked in a variety of compliance management positions supporting Vanguard’s broker-dealer. She has an especially deep background with mutual fund and adviser marketing. Emily has also worked as a legal journalist. Ms. Silva graduated from the University of Rochester with a BA in history, earned her master's degree in Media Administration from Syracuse University and her Juris Doctor (cum laude) from the Syracuse University College of Law. She holds FINRA Series 7 and 24 licenses. She is author of Compliance Considerations for Mutual Fund Advertising: Collaboration is Key, Considering Sending Your Clients Consolidated Statements Make Sure You Have Adequate Supervision in Place, and Distribution in Guise: SEC Places Increased emphasis on Fund Boards to Detect These Arrangements, which were published in Practical Compliance & Risk Management for the Securities Industry.