Lechleiter has a long history with Catholic education. He attended St. Stephen Martyr School, St. Xavier High School and Xavier University. He served on the CEF board from 2006 to 2012 and was chairmen of the board in his last two years.

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Richard A. Lechleiter attended St. Stephen Martyr School, St. Xavier High School and Xavier University.

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Richard A. Lechleiter, retired executive vice president and CFO of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., has been named president of the CEF.

Foundation President Richard A. Lechleiter remarked, “Our team here at the Foundation is so God-blessed to do this work and we have so many friends and benefactors to thank for these very gratifying results! In 1999, the first year of our tuition assistance program, we supported 220 young students. By God’s Grace, this fall we are supporting an incredible 3,350 – an all-time high – with a record-tying $6.5 million in funding!”

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Lechleiter also was honored by Pope Francis in November. He received the Holy Father’s Benemerenti Medal for his service to the church. He retired in January after 19 years of service to Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

Richard A. Lechleiter serves as president of the Catholic Education Foundation. He previously worked as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., and has retired from the company.

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Richard serves as president of the Catholic Education Foundation. He previously worked as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Kindred Healthcare, Inc., and has retired from the company.

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