Wes Moore

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1978-10-15

• Awards

  Rhodes Scholarship

• Gender

  Male

• Education

  Wolfson College, Oxford (MLitt in International Relations)

• Full Name

  Westley Watende Omari Moore

• Term Start

  2023

• Nationality

  American

• Current Role

  63rd Governor of Maryland

• Place of Birth

  Takoma Park, Maryland, United States

• Political Party

  Democratic Party

• Military Service

  U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve (Paratrooper, Captain, Combat Veteran of Afghanistan)

• Notable Achievements

  Third African-American person elected governor of any U.S. state

Timeline

• Born in Takoma Park, Maryland. (Source: Summary, Wikidata)

  1978-10-15

• Graduated Phi Theta Kappa as a commissioned officer from Valley Forge Military College. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1998

• Graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University with a bachelor's degree in International Relations. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2001

• Completed an MLitt in International Relations from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2004

• Authored five books, including 'The Other Wes Moore' and 'The Work'. (Source: Summary)

  2010-2015

• His book 'The Work' was released. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2015-01-13

• Began serving as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation. (Source: Summary)

  2017

• BridgeEdU, an education platform founded by Wes Moore, was acquired by Edquity. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2019-06

• Concluded his tenure as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation. (Source: Summary)

  2021

• Won the Maryland gubernatorial election. (Source: Summary)

  2022

• Began serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland. (Source: Summary)

  2023

Wes Moore

Westley Watende Omari Moore (born October 15, 1978) is an American politician, businessman, author, and former U.S. Army officer serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023. Moore was born in Maryland and raised primarily in New York. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a master's degree from Wolfson College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. After several years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, he became an investment banker in New York. Between 2010 and 2015, Moore published five books, including a young-adult novel. He served as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation from 2017 to 2021. Moore authored The Other Wes Moore and The Work. He also hosted Beyond Belief on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), and was executive producer and a writer for Coming Back with Wes Moore on PBS. Moore is a member of the Democratic Party. He won the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election, becoming Maryland's first African-American governor and the third African-American person elected governor of any U.S. state.

Web Search Results

• Wes Moore - Authors

  Wes Moore is the governor of Maryland. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Other Wes Moore; The Work, which was featured on Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul Sunday; and Five Days, a finalist for the Porchlight Business Book Award. He’s also a former Rhodes Scholar, a combat veteran of Afghanistan, and a social entrepreneur who served as the CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, one of the largest antipoverty organizations in the country. Wes Moore lives in his hometown of Annapolis with his

• Wes Moore

  Wes Moore is the Chief Executive Officer of Robin Hood, one of the largest anti-poverty forces in the nation. He is a bestselling author, a combat veteran, and a social entrepreneur. [...] Before becoming CEO at Robin Hood, Wes was the founder and CEO at BridgeEdU, an education platform based in Baltimore addressing the college completion and job placement crisis by reinventing freshman year for underserved students. BridgeEdU was acquired by Edquity, a Brooklyn-based student financial success and emergency aid firm, in June 2019. Wes has also worked in finance as an investment banker with Deutsche Bank in London and with Citigroup in New York. [...] Wes’ first book, “The Other Wes Moore,” a perennial New York Times bestseller, captured the nation’s attention on the fine line between success and failure in our communities and in ourselves. That story has been optioned by executive producer Oprah Winfrey and HBO to be made into a movie. He is also the author of the bestselling books “The Work,” “Discovering Wes Moore,” “This Way Home” and the recently released, “Five Days.”

• The Author - Norwalk The Other Wes Moore (ESOL)

  Wes Moore is a youth advo­cate, Army com­bat vet­eran, promis­ing busi­ness leader and author. [...] Wes Moore was born in 1978 and was three years old when his father, a respected radio and tele­vi­sion host, died in front of him. His mother, hop­ing for a bet­ter future for her fam­ily, made great sac­ri­fices to send Wes and his sis­ters to pri­vate school. Caught between two worlds—the afflu­ence of his class­mates and the strug­gles of his neighbors—Wes began to act out, suc­cumb­ing to bad grades, sus­pen­sions, and delin­quen­cies. Des­per­ate to reverse his behav­ior, his mother sent [...] Wes grad­u­ated Phi Theta Kappa as a com­mis­sioned offi­cer from Val­ley Forge Mil­i­tary Col­lege in 1998 and Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hop­kins Uni­ver­sity in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in Inter­na­tional Rela­tions. At Johns Hop­kins he was hon­ored by the Mary­land Col­lege Foot­ball Hall of Fame. He com­pleted an MLitt in Inter­na­tional Rela­tions from Oxford Uni­ver­sity as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. Wes was a para­trooper and Cap­tain in the United States Army, serv­ing a com­bat

• Wes Moore - Public Affairs - Missouri State

  Today, Wes Moore’s mission is to help young people succeed and make the right choices through education and awareness alongside the support of their parents, teachers and mentors. Moore is the Founder and CEO of BridgeEdU, an innovative college platform that addresses the college completion and job placement crisis. BridgeEdU reinvents the freshman year in a way that engages students in real-world internships and service-learning opportunities in addition to core academic classes. [...] Public Affairs Public Affairs Convocation # Wes Moore Army combat veteran, national bestselling author, and social entrepreneur Wes Moore's first book, "The Other Wes Moore," became an instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller as a story that conveys the importance of individual decisions alongside community support. [...] Wes is also the author of a new book, "The Work," which released on January 13th, 2015 as an instant New York Times Bestseller. "The Work" picks up where "The Other Wes Moore" left off and follows Wes’s journey to the point where he discovered meaning in his work through service. While detailing his own path to purpose, "The Work" also profiles a dozen other inspiring people who have found their mission by uplifting their communities.

• Meet Wes

  Donate Donate Image 3 []( Donate DONATE FOR MARYLAND ------------ WES MOORE'S STORY ------------------- Wes Moore, a combat veteran, bestselling author, small business owner, Rhodes Scholar and former CEO of one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty organizations, has devoted his life’s work to a basic principle: no matter your start in life, you deserve an equal opportunity to succeed – a job you can raise a family on, a future you can look forward to. [...] Upon returning home, Wes wrote “The Other Wes Moore,” a story about the fragile nature of opportunity in America, which became a perennial New York Times bestseller. It’s commonly assigned reading in Maryland schools. Wes went on to write other best-selling books that reflect on issues of race, equity and opportunity, including his latest book “Five Days,” which tells the story of Baltimore in the days that followed the death of Freddie Gray in 2015.

• Award

  Rhodes Scholarship

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Johns Hopkins University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  writer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  10/15/1978

• Place Of Birth

  Takoma Park

Westley Watende Omari Moore (born October 15, 1978) is an American politician, investment banker, author, and television producer. He is the governor-elect of Maryland, after defeating Republican Dan Cox in the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election, and is set to become the first Black governor of the state and the third Black person elected as governor of a U.S. state. Born in Maryland and raised largely in New York, Moore graduated from Johns Hopkins University and received a master's degree from Wolfson College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. After several years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, Moore became an investment banker in New York. Between 2010 and 2015, Moore published five books, including one young adult novel. Moore served as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation from 2017 to 2021. Moore is the author of The Other Wes Moore and The Work. He was also the host of Beyond Belief on the Oprah Winfrey Network, as well as the executive producer and a writer for Coming Back with Wes Moore on PBS.