Ronald E. Richter is the CEO and Executive Director of JCCA. For three decades, Mr. Richter has worked to create a more just child and family services system by placing the focus on the wellbeing of each unique child and family. As JCCA’s CEO, Mr. Richter has expanded the agency’s academic enrichment services, and helped the organization become a premier provider of support services for children with complex trauma, chronic illness, or severe emotional disturbance.

Mr. Richter is a former New York City Family Court judge, former Commissioner of New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), and former attorney with The Legal Aid Society. During his time leading ACS, Mr. Richter spearheaded a landmark shift in child welfare evidence-based practices geared towards helping parents and children avoid foster care placement, heal from past traumas, and reduce time spent in the system.

Mr. Richter has an undergraduate degree from Tufts University and a Master of Science and JD from Boston University. He currently serves on the NYC Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary, as Board Chair of Child Trends, board member of the NYS Coalition of Children’s Behavioral Health, and is a member of the Child Welfare League of America’s National Commission for Policy and Practice.