Executive DirectorMelton Foundation
Convinced that our global challenges can only be tackled when people work together across silos, Winthrop has spent two decades building and leading purposeful networks of innovators, social entrepreneurs, and other change agents.
Currently, as Executive Director of the Melton Foundation, he leads the effort to expand the impact of a worldwide network of institutions and Melton Fellows dedicated to learning and practicing global citizenship.
Winthrop co-founded the Innovations journal (MIT Press) in 2005 and served as its case studies editor until 2012. He also led the effort at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center to create a global network of Ford Foundation innovation award programs and has authored numerous articles and case studies on social innovation.
Winthrop is fluent in three languages and relishes collaborating with the full spectrum of humanity. He has an M.Ed. from Harvard University and a B.A. in Political Science from Boston University. He currently serves on the Steering Committee of New England International Donors (NEID) and is an active member of the Wellbeing Project which promotes personal and inner wellbeing in the field of social change.