[2] In June 2022, President Joe Biden has designated Michael F. Gerber chairman of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, Washington.

He then spent a year at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, before attending the University of Pennsylvania, where he made Dean's List and played defensive back on Penn's Ivy League champion football team.

At Villanova University School of Law, Mike graduated cum laude and was recognized for donating his time to community legal service.

Prior to Gerber's election as State Representative, he worked at Center City Philadelphia law firm WolfBlock, where he concentrated on corporate litigation.

Gerber ran against incumbent Republican Melissa Murphy Weber, who had been elected in 2002 and was finishing her first term in office.

Pundits and analysts attribute Gerber's victory to the fact that he made efforts to connect with voters in the district, getting out and knocking on the doors of thousands of residents.

He went unchallenged in the Democratic primary, but was challenged by local Republican businessman Tom Gale in the general election.

A major issue of contention in this election was the 2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise controversy.

He has taken part in the passage of several notable pieces of legislation and has developed close working relations with several key members on both sides of the aisle, including then Governor Ed Rendell.

Throughout 2010, Gerber worked tirelessly as an advocate to obtain healthy food choices for students in local schools.

[9] Gerber announced in July 2012 that he would not seek re-election to another term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, announcing also that he will become Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for Franklin Square Capital Partners (now FS Investments), an investment firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with $25 billion in assets under management as of November 2021.

[10][12] As President of the FS Foundation, Mike co-founded Philadelphia Financial Scholars (PFS) with the University of Pennsylvania's Netter Center for Community Partnerships, which partners with local companies and organizations to offer a financial literacy and entrepreneurship program for high school students.

He was the driving force behind Growing Greener II legislation, leading the charge to become environmentally friendly in Pennsylvania.

Gerber advocated the passage of Growing Greener II, which was signed in the 148th District at Prophecy Creek in Whitpain.