Henry S. Webber is executive vice chancellor for administration and senior lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Webber acts as the University's chief administrative officer and oversees facilities, campus planning, capital projects, environmental safety and health, campus security and transportation,  dining, off-campus real-estate acquisition and development, sustainability, and a variety of other administrative areas. He also has significant responsibility for building the University’s program in public education.

At the Brown School, he teaches courses in community development and American cities.

Prior to his appointment at Washington University Mr. Webber worked at the University of Chicago for the past 21 years. During his time there, he was responsible for the university's offices of human resources, labor relations, university police, off-campus real estate and community and government affairs, among others. Most recently, he has worked as the University of Chicago's vice president for community and government affairs from 2001-2008.

During his time at the University of Chicago, Mr. Webber's work improved the lives of many of those living, learning and working around the University of Chicago and in the city itself. Under his guidance, the University of Chicago's community affairs program was recognized in a national study as among the dozen strongest university-civic programs in the United States. One of Mr. Webber's most notable achievements was to promote the revitalization of the North Kenwood/Oakland and Woodlawn neighborhoods on Chicago's South Side, which was accomplished by collaborating and forging relationships with the area's community, religious, civic and political leaders. He also played a leading role in the establishment of the Urban Education Initiative, a University of Chicago effort which develops charter schools, offers teacher training and supports basic and applied research on educational issues.

As a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago and Washington University, Mr. Webber has taught courses on topics including community development, health policy, strategic management and social welfare policy. His research has centered around community development, mixed-income housing, and the role of anchor institutions in urban development.

Before joining the University of Chicago, Mr. Webber worked from 1984-86 as a policy and budget analyst for the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance. He graduated with honors from Brown University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Studies. In 1984, he earned a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

He is currently on the Board of Directors of ShoreBank, Inc., the largest community development bank in the United States; Chapin Hall Center for Children; Partners for Livable Communities, Forest Park Forever, Focus St. Louis, and the Regional Housing and Community Development Association.