Casey Silver (born Andrew Silver, May 5, 1955) is an American film executive and producer.Silver began his career as a screenwriter and assistant to director Adrian Lyne on Flashdance. He later held executive posts at TriStar Pictures and Simpson Bruckheimer Productions. In 1987, Silver joined Universal Studios as executive vice president of production, being promoted as president of production in 1989, a post he held until 1994. Later he was promoted to chairman of the studio in November 1995.