Silvan holds a degree in Banking & Finance from the University of Malta and an MBA from the University of Reading, specialising in corporate finance and business leadership. Silvan has been involved in various sectors of the economy holding various managerial roles and was also an Executive Director of a licensed investment company that represented UBS funds in Malta.

Silvan is presently working as a Senior Manager at EMCS, being a leading boutique advisory firm in Malta, and has been advising various fintech companies on their business models and on how to prepare themselves to have their ICO registered or to get a Service Licence under the new Virtual Financial Assets Act in Malta.