Enrique Ortiz is the Senior Program Director of the Andes Amazon Fund. He is a leading expert on rainforest management and one of Peru's most respected conservationists. Trained as a tropical ecologist, he has conducted research on species and ecological systems in coastal areas, deserts, highlands, and tropical forests. Enrique is also known for his leadership throughout Peru and Latin America in biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, and for his editorial opinion pieces in international and domestic newspapers and journals. For over two decades, working for philanthropic organizations, he has facilitated funding to governments and organizations that support conservation in the Andes-Amazon, resulting in more than 20 million hectares of new protected areas throughout the region. He is also a founder, board member and / or advisor of several NGOs and environmental initiatives.

He holds degrees from San Marcos University (Peru) and Princeton University (USA). Although he resides in Washington DC, he is often seen in the halls of Latin American environmental agencies and at regional events, or returning from wild places in the region.