Who is Wes Moore?

Wes Moore is an American author, social entrepreneur, television producer, and decorated US Army combat veteran.

Also, he is the CEO of the top poverty-fighting nonprofit organization, Robin Hood Foundation, and also of BridgeEdu.

Wes Moore: Bio, Age, Parent, Siblings, Ethnicity

Wes was born on October 15, 1978, in Baltimore, Maryland, the U.S. His father, William Westley Moore Jr. was a radio news host, and his mother, Joy Moore was a native of Lower River Jamaica. 

Unfortunately, his father died when he was four yrs old. After that, her mother along with him and his two sisters moved to the Bronx, New York to live with their grandparents.

His grandmother, Winell Thomas, was a retired school teacher. His grandfather, Rev. Dr. James Thomas, was the first black minister in the history of the Dutch Reformed Church.

He holds an American nationality and is of African-American ethnicity.

In which school did Wes Moore attend?

Moore went to Riverdale Country School at Riverdale where he encountered academic and disciplinary challenges.

After high school, Moore graduated Phi Theta Kappa from Valley Forge Military College.

He then studied International Relations and Economics at Johns Hopkins University. Moore graduated from Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Beta Kappa in 2001.

Immediately after, he attended Wolfson College becoming a scholar at Oxford University in Rhodes. He earned a master’s degree in International Relations.