[5] She grew up in the New York City area in a non-observant Jewish household; summing up her upbringing, Weber stated: "We were cultural Jews.
"[5] She attended an Episcopal high school in Brooklyn[5] and graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University with a degree in art history.
[7] Weber was executive director of the Open Society Institute (OSI), the umbrella name for some 24 independent foundations that support the advancement of freedom of expression around the globe.
So, with $20 million of her husband's money, she started her own school in 1993,[6] establishing the Bard Graduate Center where she is professor of the history of the decorative arts.
[6] In 1983, Weber married billionaire George Soros, twenty-four years her senior,[6] and the primary contributor to the Open Society Institute (OSI).