Peter Staley is the brother of American banker and the former group chief executive (CEO) of Barclays Jes Staley.
Peter is an American political activist who is known for his work in HIV/AIDS activism and is a member of ACT UP, New York, he founded both the Treatment Action Group and the educational website AIDSmeds.com.
He attended Oberlin College after first studying classical piano at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music for a semester.
Peter majored in economics and government, spending his junior year abroad at the London School of Economics before graduating from Oberlin in 1983.
In October 2021, Peter released his memoir, Never Silent. The foreword was written by Anderson Cooper.
Hillary Clinton described the book as a “timely must-read”, saying, “For decades, Peter Staley’s name has been synonymous with brave, determined activism on behalf of the LGBTQ community.”