Appointment of Michael P. Castine as a Member of the President's Advisory Council on Private Sector Initiatives

The President today announced his intention to appoint Michael P. Castine to be a member of the President's Advisory Council on Private Sector Initiatives. This is a new position.

Mr. Castine is attending the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is the first recipient of the George S. Dively fellowship at Harvard to study the impact of public/private partnerships on the business community. Previously, he served in the White House as Deputy Director of the Office of Private Sector Initiatives (1981-1984) and staff assistant in the Office of Presidential Appointments and Scheduling (1981). He was a legislative staff assistant to Congressman Jack Kemp (R-NY) in 1978-1981.

He graduated from the State University of New York (B.A., 1976). He was born April 29, 1954, in Buffalo, NY, and now resides in Boston, MA.