Director George K. Weber

Director, Division of Professional Licensure

George K. Weber is the Director of the Division of Professional Licensure. He first joined the Division in 1999 as Chief Prosecutor and subsequently served as General Counsel.

Director Weber is responsible for ensuring that the Division of Professional Licensure protects Massachusetts consumers by upholding regulatory compliance and the integrity of the licensing process for approximately 330,000 licensees across 43 trades and professions under the jurisdiction of 30 boards of registration. Under his leadership, the Division increased enforcement actions by 15% and implemented important new laws such as the Insurance Fraud Law that licensed hundreds of chiropractic and physical therapy facilities for the first time.

Prior to joining the Division, Mr. Weber served as the Chief of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division for eleven years. He was also in charge of the Commonwealth’s Medicaid reimbursement litigation against the tobacco industry. In addition to his law degree, Mr. Weber has a Ph. D. from M.I.T. where his doctoral thesis was in the field of law and public policy.