Primary Job Title President Emeritus Primary Organization
University of Virginia
Location Dulles, Virginia, United States Regions Washington DC Metro Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
Casteen became President Emeritus of the University of Virginia in August 2010 after having served as President of the University since 1990. He is both University Professor and Professor of English.
Previously, Casteen served as Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1982 to 1985 and President of the University of
Connecticut from 1985 to 1990. He is a director of Strayer Education, Inc. He also serves as a director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Leifur Eiríksson Foundation and several privately-held companies.









