Andy Silvernail

Andy Silvernail serves as Chair of the Board of Directors, steering us into the future to help us expand and scale so we may connect as many young people living with mental illness to Emotional Support Animals and Therapy Dogs as possible.

Andy is the founder, Chair and CEO of 5 Nails, LLC, a private investment and advisory firm that unleashes the potential of industrial, life science, and consumer products companies, and he is an Executive Advisor to KKR. Andy has been Chair & CEO of both IDEX Corporation and Madison Industries. He was named one of the most powerful CEOs 40 and Under by Fortune Magazine and one of the top CEOs in America by Institutional Investor Magazine.

Andy serves on the board of directors of Stryker Corporation, is a member of the Washington Cabinet, and is a member of the 2012 Class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute. Through the Silvernail Foundation his family has created multiple scholarships to help young people accomplish their dreams, unburden those struggling with mental illness, and invest to revitalize rural Maine.

Andy received a bachelor’s degree in Government from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.