The Columbus Warburg Chapter launched in 2025 to serve the capital city of Ohio.
About Our Chapter Director
Peter Coccia is a native of Columbus, OH. He received his Bachelor of Arts in modern languages, with an emphasis on German language and culture from the University of Notre Dame, and holds a Master of Arts from Vanderbilt University. After graduating from college, he lived in Germany, where he traveled extensively throughout the country and Europe and studied at the University of Marburg.
After a short stint teaching high school German, Peter entered public service and began a long career in Government Finance Administration for the State of Ohio, which included nearly seventeen years as Finance Director for the Ohio Department of Administrative Services and three years as Chief Operating Officer for the Ohio Department of Development. Upon retirement, Peter continued German studies at The Ohio State University and for several years taught German language to adults at the Ohio German Language School. He is currently a guest teacher of German at Columbus-area high schools.
Since 2012, Peter has served on the board of Dresden Sister City, Inc. (DSCI), a local non-profit organization supporting the sister city relationship between Columbus and Dresden, and in 2024 began a two-year term as board president.