Pete Weber is the Chief of Staff to the Chancellor and the Chief of Strategy with the District of Columbia Public Schools. This office supports DCPS’ strategic planning, resource allocation, federal grant management, and intergovernmental affairs. He is also Chief of Staff to the Chancellor.

Mr. Weber began his educational career as a teacher in Houston, Texas, teaching high school English as a second language, English, US History, World Geography, and Government.  Mr. Weber also established a successful Advanced Placement US History program.

After his teaching career, Mr. Weber served as a Budget Examiner for Education programs at the Office of Management and Budget.  When the opportunity to work at a school district presented itself, Mr. Weber worked as Deputy Budget Director and Interim Budget Director at DC Public Schools overseeing budget development and execution for the school district.  Following his time in the DCPS budget office, Mr. Weber became Director of Finance and Administration for Achieve, Inc. a non-profit focused on improving K-12 standards and assessments.  Returning again to a school district, Mr. Weber served as the Director of Federal Intergovernmental Affairs for the New York City Department of Education.

Beginning in 2007, Mr. Weber returned to DCPS as Chief of Staff to the Deputy Chancellor for Human Capital.  In this capacity, he managed DCPS’ Human Resource operations and collaborated on improvements in human capital. 

Mr. Weber earned a bachelor’s degree in English and history from the University of Iowa and a master’s degree in public affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.