Patrick F. Noonan (born 1943) is an American conservationist, and was president of The Nature Conservancy, from 1973 to 1980,[1] and the Conservation Fund.[2][3]
He graduated from Gettysburg College with BS Business Administration, (1965), from American University with an MBA, and from Catholic University of America, with a MS in City and Regional Planning. He has served on three Presidential Commissions: the Commission on Americans Outdoors; Commission on Environmental Quality; and the Commission on White House Fellows.[4] He currently serves on the Board of Advisors of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.
He had a daughter, Karen Elizabeth Noonan (December 26, 1967 - December 21, 1988 Lockerbie, Pan Am Flight 103).[5][6][7]