Michael Silberkleit, Archie Comics Chairman, RIP

For some, Renaissance Weekend is a place to meet headline-making world leaders in politics, journalism and social change. For me, it's where I met Michael Silberkleit.

Silberkleit lived Archie Comics. If you ever had a chance to speak with him or to see him lead a panel at a convention, you witnessed a living example of why I resist drawing a distinction between social entrepreneurs and commercial business. Yes, he was running a company that had to make a profit, but he was also passionate about the values it upheld.

In our last conversation we talked about a project of mine whose theme was directly inspired by watching him at work. I'll miss being able to continue that discussion.