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Elana Silver

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VP of People at Paperless Parts
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Elana Silver is the Senior Director of People Development at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. With a background in human capital consulting at Deloitte and an MBA from Harvard, she focuses on talent strategy, leadership development, and organizational effectiveness. She is also a Professional Certified Coach (PCC).

Passionate about creating inclusive and thriving workplaces, Elana is a strong advocate for diversity and neurodiversity-friendly practices. She believes that focusing on the "people stuff" is not only better for individuals but also for the business, driving connection and focus across teams.

Unique fact: She began her career engineering fluid control systems for missiles and satellites before discovering her true passion was for people.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
VP of People
Job Level
Senior
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Priorities

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DEI & Belonging
She is committed to creating organizations where people from historically marginalized groups can thrive and hires with a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging lens.
Talent Development
Her career is centered on talent and organizational development, including coaching senior executives and shaping talent programs to help people grow their careers.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
VP of People
Paperless Parts
3-2023 - 9-2024
Senior Director of People Development
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
7-2021 - 3-2023
Director of Talent & Organizational Development
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
4-2017 - 7-2021
Director, HR Business Partner
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
3-2014 - 3-2016
Talent Development Consultant
State Street
In the press

Media appearances

‘People with disabilities tend to be natural innovators’. Featured in Coverage (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts)
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Education
2008 - 2010
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Harvard Business School
2000 - 2005
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Northwestern University
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