Jeffrey T. LaRiche
Chairman

Since 2000, Jeffrey LaRiche has served as CASTLE Worldwide's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. CASTLE is one of the leading U.S. companies involved in developing and administering high-stakes examinations for trade and professional organizations. 

Jeffrey's prior management experience includes a variety of public positions in Washington, D.C., including Associate Director for Finance and Administration at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Acting President of the United States International Cultural and Trade Center Commission, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs at the Smithsonian Institution office that oversaw congressional relations, development, and membership programs. 

Active in the arts, Jeffrey has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations. He is a founding trustee of the Asian Heritage Foundation (New Delhi, India), and currently serves on the boards of directors of North Carolina Arts-in-Action (Chapel Hill, NC) and the American Center for Photography (Minneapolis, MN). 

Jeffrey received his B.A. in History and M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania, where, for many years, he served on the Board of Overseers of the University's Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology. From 1969 to 1971, he taught in Afghanistan as a Peace Corps Volunteer.