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Last updated on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 4:50PM EST

Thoughts from the Front Lines - Entrepreneurs tell us what’s on their minds
By: Rosa Parks

Ron Dembo

Ron Dembo is the founder and chief executive officer of Zerofootprint, a not-for-profit organization that has developed software that enables individuals and institutions to measure their carbon footprints.

Before founding Zerofootprint, Mr. Dembo started Algorithmics Inc., an enterprise risk-management software company that serviced 70 per cent of the world’s top 100 banks. He also spent 10 years at Yale, where he taught computer science and management.

Three things on his mind:

  * “What keeps me up at night is trying to see how we can get the government at the federal level to see climate change as a business opportunity.”
  * “Our latest project, Zerofootprint’s Re-Skinning Building Competition, allows teams from all over the world to redesign existing buildings with energy efficiency and return on investment in mind. In North America alone, inefficient existing structures account for 40 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions.”
  * “How can I get more free time to do something with my daughter?”

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