Frank Tugwell is President and Chief Executive Officer, Winrock International.  He leads the organization in its quest to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment. Under his leadership, Winrock's existing program activities have expanded and new initiatives have launched to address the changing needs of the world's people and the global environment. Prior to becoming Winrock’s President and Chief Executive Officer in 1999, Tugwell was executive director of the Heinz Endowments of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Previously he served Winrock as vice president of Programs and Global Projects and was director of the Renewable Energy and the Environment Program. He is the founder and first president of the Environmental Enterprises Fund, a non-profit organization that invests in small and medium-sized environmental companies in developing countries.  He has a doctorate in Political Science from Columbia University.  He has authored numerous books, articles and chapters on energy and resource use.