[2] Schroeder graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in American and Ancient History (where he studied with Lincoln scholar David Herbert Donald) and international diplomacy historian Ernest R. May.
Schroeder worked in finance for Salomon Brothers and the private equity firm Thayer Capital Partners, and was Treasurer and head of business development for The Washington Post Company.
He has addressed the IMF and the World Government Summit in Dubai on these issues and recently gave a TED related talk in New York City.
He has written and spoken extensively on trends in media, the internet and global environment for The Washington Post,[7][8] Newsweek,[9] Wall Street Journal, AllThingsD,[10] Fortune Magazine,[11] C-SPAN[12] and TechCrunch.
In 2016, he co-led an initiative of the Atlantic Council, under former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and National Security Advisor Steve Hadley, The Middle East Strategic Task Force's efforts on Economic Recovery and Revitalization.
[14] He is an active member of the Young Presidents Organization and involved in an offshoot group building connections between the US and Middle East CEOs and entrepreneurs.
[15] Schroeder has been a judge for the Mitchell Scholarship, The French-American Foundation's Young Leaders program[16] and The American Council on Germany Hunt Fellowship.