Peter de Silva On The 5 Things You Need To Be A Successful Author or Writer

Know your audience — I spent almost three months clearly defining who the book was for and how I wanted them to experience it.

As part of my interview series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Peter de Silva. Peter has filled many roles throughout his career. He is an experienced chairman, CEO, president, executive committee member, and public and private company director. He is also a trustee for national non-profit organizations and national charitable foundations. de Silva is also a former Harvard University Senior Fellow — Advanced Leadership Initiative. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the financial sector of banking, institutional asset management and servicing, and wealth management. De Silva’s experience also includes retirement, retail and institutional brokerage, trading, healthcare financial services and corporate services. He is recognized for his ability to drive outsized results by creating a compelling vision, building the strategy, aligning resources and executing the plan. De Silva shows strong executive leadership and possesses board credentials while being a highly engaged servant leader who is committed to developing talent and effective organizations.