About Dakota
Dakota Stormer was born in Houston, Texas, and has been a resident of Texas for
24 years. He grew up in Magnolia, Texas, and graduated as valedictorian from Magnolia
West High School. After graduation, Dakota moved to Austin, Texas, and majored in
chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin with specializations in
environmental engineering and alternative energy. Dakota then attended Johns Hopkins
University part-time for a master’s degree in energy policy and climate while also
working as a Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Advisor for an energy company
in Houston.
Dakota currently serves as the vice chair of the student board for the Johns Hopkins
University Energy Policy and Climate program, while also serving as a leader of
a grassroots network of over 2000 energy industry employees tackling the energy
transition. He is also the co-founder and CEO
of Technicology, L.L.C. and Footprint
L.L.C, and is a well known environmental activist on social media. He has founded
four organizations and served on the board of over ten community and educational
associations across the United States, including Global Environmental Brigades and
a Keep Texas Beautiful affiliate. Within these roles, Dakota has lead numerous successful
sustainability campaigns, including a food waste reduction campaign, a carbon emissions
reduction campaign, and an energy efficiency campaign that received state-wide recognition
from the Texas Environmental Excellence Awards. Aside from leadership and activism,
Dakota has also worked on multiple innovation projects, including the solar tracking
project that eventually won Shell Ideas360, an international innovation competition.
He has been featured multiple times in the Houston Chronicle and was nominated for
Forbes Under 30.
“There is a sense of ownership and responsibility that comes with playing a role
in an organization. When I am a part of an organization, I take pride in watching
it grow to achieve more and leave its mark, consistently striving for continuous
improvement. Building an organization into something bigger than yourself can sometimes
feel daunting, frustrating, and even emotionally challenging – but the end result,
the impact on society, can be indescribably rewarding. My goal is to help businesses
and organizations become more sustainable and stand out as leaders in the fight
against climate change.”