Background
Lenton, Roberto Leonardo was born on February 28, 1947 in Buenos Aires. Son of Leonard Gersham and Katie (McCulloch) Lenton.
Research facility and environmental administrator
Lenton, Roberto Leonardo was born on February 28, 1947 in Buenos Aires. Son of Leonard Gersham and Katie (McCulloch) Lenton.
Civil Engineer, University Buenos Aires, 1971. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Water Resources Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974.
Planning assistant, Ministry Public Works, Buenos Aires, 1970-1971; visiting research engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1971-1972; research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1972-1974; assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1974-1977; project specialist, Ford Foundation, New Delhi, 1977-1980; program officer, Ford Foundation, New Delhi, 1980-1983; program officer, Ford Foundation, New York City, 1983-1986; deputy director general, International Irrigation Management Institute, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1986-1987; director general, International Irrigation Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1987-1994; director sustainable energy and environmental division, United Nations Development Programme, New York City, since 1995.
Board directors, treasurer American Embassy School, New Delhi, 1981-1983. Board directors Overseas Children's School, Colombo, 1989-1993, WaterAid America, since 2007. Trustee Iwokrama International Center for Rain Forest Conservation and Development, Georgetown, Guyana, 1998-2001.
Chair Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, Geneva, since 2005, Technology Committee Global Water Partnership, since 2003. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Geophysical Union, Centro Argentino Ingenieros.
Married Julia Anne Frend, June 11, 1971. Children: Alexandra, James, Christopher, Jessica.