Frances Beinecke | |
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| Born | (1949-08-02)August 2, 1949 (age 75) |
| Education | Yale University (BS,MS) |
| Awards | Rachel Carson Award |
Frances G. Beinecke (born August 2, 1949) is an environmental activist. She served as the former president of theNatural Resources Defense Council from 2006 to 2015.
Beinecke is the youngest of four children born toWilliam Sperry Beinecke and Elizabeth Beinecke.[1] She was born in New Jersey.
She received a bachelor's degree fromYale College in 1971 and a master's degree from theYale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in 1974.[2]
Beinecke first joined theNatural Resources Defense Council in 1973 as an intern.[3] In 2006, she was nominated as president of the organization, only the second person to ever hold the position. She had previously served as their executive director for eight years.[4]
She was appointed by PresidentBarack Obama to theNational Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling in 2010.[5]
She currently serves on the boards of theWorld Resources Institute, theEnergy Future Coalition,Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, theNicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, theNature Conservancy,[6] andConservation International's Center for Environmental Leadership in Business. She previously served on the boards of theWilderness Society, theChina-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development, and the New YorkLeague of Conservation Voters.[7]
Beinecke married Paul Elston in 1977.[8] They have three children.
Former classmate and actressSigourney Weaver has stated that she uses Beinecke as inspiration when she plays a strong female character.[9]
In 1990,The Wilderness Society awarded Beinecke theRobert Marshall Award, their highest award presented to a private citizen who has never held federal office.[10]
TheNational Audubon Society awarded Reinecke in 2007 the prestigiousRachel Carson Award, a premier award honoring distinguished American women environmentalists,[11] and in 2017 theAudubon Medal.
She was one of five alumni to be awarded Yale's prestigious Yale Medal for outstanding individual service to the university.[12]
Lehman College presented Beinecke with an honorary degree in 2013.[13]
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