Jessica A. Silwick, CPA, MBA, CAE, is the chief financial officer and chief operating officer (CFO/COO) at ABET. In her role, she is responsible for developing ABET’s financial management strategy and the integrity of the financial information. Jessica leads communications and marketing, professional offerings, operations, human resources, information technology, and internal audit.
Before joining ABET, Jessica previously worked for large organizations in manufacturing, pharmaceutical and energy sectors. She holds a bachelor’s in accounting is from University of Notre Dame of Maryland and an MBA from University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler School of Business.
Jessica is an active Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Association Executive. She has professional certificates from Yale and Cornell. Currently, she serves as a Director-at-Large for The Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives.
Her professional achievements have been widely recognized. Jessica was named one of the Top 50 CFOs by the OnCon ICON Awards in 2022 and received the AICPA’s Emerging Leader Award in 2015. Most recently, she was honored as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Baltimore for 2024 by Women We Admire.