Frederick W. Beinecke

Frederick W. Beinecke is married to Candace Beinecke.

"Since 2004, Beinecke has been a member of the Trustees’ Council of the National Gallery of Art. He is chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Samuel H. Kress Foundation, a director and president of The Sperry Fund, and a director of The Prospect Hill Foundation. He serves as a trustee of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, where he chairs its Research and Academic Program Committee. He is president of the New York City Ballet and has been a director since 1978, with two interruptions. Since 1981, he has been a trustee of the Wildlife Conservation Society, where he is a member of the Executive Committee and was co-chair of the International Conservation Committee. From 1981 to 2000, he served as a trustee of Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, where he was treasurer and chairman of the Finance Committee.

"Beinecke is president and director of Antaeus Enterprises, Inc., a private investment company in New York. Until it was acquired recently, he was chairman of the board of Catalina Marketing Corporation. He is a member of the Board of Advisors of Venture Investment Associates and was formerly a director and president of The Sperry and Hutchinson Company in New York.

"Beinecke attended Yale University, earning a B.A. in 1966; in 1972 he earned a J.D. from the University of Virginia Law School. He served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 to 1969, attaining the rank of captain. He was decorated with the Bronze Star for service during 1968 in Vietnam.

"Beinecke is a member of the Bar of the state of New York and a resident of New York City, where he lives with his wife Candace. They have two sons, Jake and Ben."

• Secretary, World Conservation Society