[2] His tenure at Northwestern was marked by stabilizing the university's finances and enhancing the Evanston campus environment.
He then went to Carnegie Mellon University, where he served first as Dean of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration (1973–77), and then as provost and professor until 1980.
Prior to and during his tenure at Northwestern, Weber served on the boards of many corporations including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Tribune Co., John Deere & Company, Aon Corp. and Inland Steel.
During his career, he served as a member of the faculty at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago and as a presidential appointee and economic adviser in the federal government.
Weber is the author of eight books, as well as numerous monographs and articles on economic policy, industrial and labor relations, and higher education.