Peter Sassoon (Child) & Paige Sprague (Spouse)

Peter & Dune Sopher

Peter, the oldest of twins, Peter and Philip, was born to Mary Lynn Miller Sopher and Jamil Sopher on October 6, 1988 in Washington, D.C.

After graduating from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C. in 2007, Peter went to  Princeton University where he played 4 years of varsity squash.   Upon graduation in 2011 with a B.A in economics , also earning a certification in Environmental Studies.  He was then the reciepient of a paid fellowship in the envirommental field. Peter worked for five years at the Environmental Defense Fund in Washington, D.C.

Peter then transferred to Austin, Texas again working for the Environmental Defense Fund, focusing on alternative energy.

Peter also pursued a joint MBA and MPA degrees at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and The Kennedy School at Harvard University.  Peter was the first recipient of the Kleinman Birol Fellowship, summer 2017.

On November 14, 2020 he married Paige Sprague.  They now live in Austin, Texas and have a son, Dune.  He wad born Deptember 14, 2021.  Peter works for a venture capital investment firm in Austin, Texas that works with start-up companies focusing on clean energy.

Peter, Paige & Dune Sopher