Jack Cassell currently serves as Chairman of the Board at American University since May 2015. Cassell is the Owner of Cassell Corporate LLC, a position held since December 1977, and is exploring new business ventures outside the video and audiovisual industry after selling VAE Corporation, where Cassell served as President, CEO, and Owner from December 1977 until November 2013, overseeing 83 offices nationally. Jack Cassell earned a Bachelor's degree in Communications from American University between 1973 and 1977 and is a recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Keystone College, an accolade received in 2008 and continuing.