James Castle

Background

About James Castle

James Castle is the founder of CastleAsia, established in Jakarta in 1993 in association with PT Jasa Cita. CastleAsia manages the Indonesia Country Program (ICP), the largest and most prestigious CEO forum in the country. With over 100 of Indonesia's largest and best corporations and institutions as its member base, the ICP provides a series of reports and meeting opportunities designed to keep corporate leaders fully informed on the most important economic, political and regulatory issues facing business. In over forty years of work in Southeast Asia, Mr. Castle has advised in the establishment of numerous foreign investment projects. He has acted as a consultant to many of the world's largest corporations and Indonesia’s largest business groups. In addition to his experience with private sector clients, Mr. Castle has also been a consultant to numerous projects for governments and international agencies including the World Bank, IFC, ADB, USAID and the Indonesian government. He is a board member of the Australia-Indonesia Centre headquartered at Monash University. He was an Honorary Professorial Fellow at Monash University 2013-2015 and was an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in 2008 and 2011. He was named a Senior Associate Sumitro Chair of Southeast Asian Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC in 2014.