PWC CEO, Wesner Pierre, Honored As One Of Crain’s New York Business Notable Black Leaders of 2024
By Crain’s New York Business
As CEO of Partnership with Children, Wesner Pierre is on the front lines of getting young people the mental health and wellness services they deserve. His staff of social workers, youth development specialists, and teaching artists are embedded in 47 public schools across NYC providing trauma-informed counseling, community-based programming, and healing-based arts education. Through this holistic approach, PWC addresses the unique challenges of communities of color, empowers students to build the skills necessary to break cycles of poverty, and impacts over 21,000 children and families a year.
Pierre, who grew up in NYC’s South Jamaica, Queens, has devoted his career to enabling young people to become advocates for their communities. He has built and scaled programs that have enabled tens of thousands of students and families to thrive through community support, after-school education, and career preparedness. Currently, as an adjunct professor at the CUNY SPS Master Program in Youth Studies, he is empowering the next generation of New Yorkers.
Crain’s Content Studio caught up with him recently to learn more about his work at PWC and beyond.
Click here to read Wesner’s profile on Crain’s New York Business Notable Black Leaders 2024