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Founder
The founder, Dennis Markatos-Soriano, is starting SET from the transit-dominated community of Manhattan. Born and raised in the small town of Pittsboro, North Carolina, Dennis attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he recieved a degree in Economics and International Studies in 2001. In June of 2008, he completed a Master’s program in Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University. After helping to develop the SURGE network into a successful nonprofit from 1999-2006, he now plans to put his experience to use on some of the biggest challenges of the 21st century — climate change and energy security. Having gleaned a great deal from Princeton climate scholars such as Robert Socolow and Michael Oppenheimer, Dennis aims to share a passion for well-researched solutions that both emancipate our transportation system from oil dependence and lower greenhouse gas emissions to a climate responsible level.
Dennis enjoying the beautiful (and shrinking) glaciers of Patagonia, Argentina
dennis [at] setenergy . org