Rich Carriero was born in New Jersey. Carriero visited Europe for the first time in 1995, beginning a deep fascination with the old world. He studied literature at Rutgers University and graduated in 2005. That year Carriero also completed a backpacking trip across Europe, beginning his writing career with travelogues from his experiences.

Rich moved to Istanbul in 2007 and began writing for Time Out magazine. In two years his work covered a range of topics from politics to restaurant reviews. His monthly column, Backward Glances, shed light on historic topics in Turkey. In 2008 Carriero contributed to Fodor's Turkey travel guide and authored the Istanbul chapter of Time Out Inc's "World's Greatest Cities." In 2009 he wrote for Owner's Perspective magazine as well as inflight periodicals Baltic Outlook and United Airlines' Hemispheres. He also joined the staff of Turkish Daily News.

In 2010 Executive Travel Magazine contracted Carriero to write an Istanbul travel guide; the article was published in September. In June Rich moved with his wife to Boulder Colorado. Rich has enjoyed getting to know the mountain west. Most recently Mr. Carriero has been teaching freelance as well as writing for The Business Year, a new periodical released by Wildcat Publishing. In addition to print media, Carriero is a regular contributor to both Associated Content and Trazzler.