Riley, Charles

Charles Riley is a Vice-President with John A. Steer Co., a Customs Brokerage and Forwarding company founded in 1905. He started at John A. Steer Co. in 2001 and has led John A. Steer’s New York operation since 2002.

He is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University. Charles obtained his broker’s license in 1989.  

Charles has served on the Board of Governors of the New York/New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association (NYNJFFBA) since 2005. He was elected as the Treasurer in 2007.  He served as the Vice President, Imports from 2009 to 2013. Charles was the President of the NYNJFFFBA from 2013 to 2017 and is currently the Chairman of the Board.

Charles served from 2009 to 2012 as the NCBFFA Customs Committee Representative for Area 2.  Charles has represented the NCBFAA with the FIATA association. Charles has been Chair of the Legislative Committee since 2014.  Charles represented Area 2 on the NCBFAA's Nominating Committee in 2015 and 2017.