Pete Weber is the Vice President of the Center for Rising Generations at the Aspen Institute. Pete has devoted his career to expanding opportunities and justice for those with the greatest needs with a focus on education and building effective, strategic organizations.
Prior to his work at the Aspen Institute, Pete was a strategic planning and organizational development consultant, most recently at The Raben Group. In this role, he helped non-profit and public sector organizations to define and achieve success. His clients included national and international environmental defense non-profits, voting rights organizations, school districts, hospitals, universities, public health departments, legal defense organizations, and unions.
Pete spent much of his career working with some of the most innovative large urban school districts in the country. He spent a decade from 2007-2017 working at DC Public schools leading teams including HR, budget and finance, data and accountability, communications, and government affairs. He also served as chief of staff to the chancellor. Prior to his time at DCPS, Pete worked in governmental affairs for the New York City Board of Education, as budget director for DCPS, as director of operations and finance for Achieve, Inc. and as a budget examiner for the Office of Management and Budget.
Pete began his career as a high school English and history teacher at Milby High School in southeast Houston through Teach for America.
Pete and his wife live with their dogs and cats in Chevy Chase, Maryland. They have a teenage son who maybe could have chosen a college closer to home.