Marco Alexei Marquez

Marco Alexei Marquez is pursuing a dual master’s degrees in Public Affairs through the La Follette School and in Urban Planning through the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from DePaul University in Chicago and minored in economics.  After graduating he began working as a grassroots climate change organizer, training hundreds of high school students across the state of Wisconsin to become powerful climate activists. Marco Alexei is looking forward to learning more about the ways states and municipalities can create long-term plans to reach net-zero emissions, while working in collaboration with utility companies.