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Lowell Bander

Lowell Bander

Climate community organizer; General Manager at 9Zero; ex‑software engineer

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Seattle, Washington
Joined December 2024
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Summary

Community-first climate builder: Lowell leads 9Zero's Seattle Climate Hub and organizes multiple local initiatives (Seattle Climate Tech, PNW Climate Week) to create physical and virtual spaces for climate founders, engineers, and operators to meet, share resources, and accelerate projects. 9zero+2
Software-engineer turned climate technologist: after several years as a full‑stack engineer at Facebook/Meta, Lowell transitioned into climate tech roles (e.g., software engineer at Lumen Energy) and now applies product and engineering experience to build tools, communities, and programs that speed renewable and efficiency adoption. climatepeople+1
Grassroots mutual-aid organizer and trainer: Lowell co-founded and organized Homeless Organizing Community Seattle during the COVID era, demonstrating a commitment to direct service, community listening, and harm-reduction–oriented outreach alongside climate work. southseattleemerald
Event & community programming experience: Lowell runs meetups, teaches workshops, and curates programming (from co-working pilots to podcasts and public events) intended to lower the barrier for people to join climate work, reduce isolation among builders, and connect talent with deployment-focused climate opportunities. geekwire+1

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Writing

Substack (author page)

Personal Substack where Lowell publishes writing and thoughts about climate, organizing, and product/teaching topics.

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Medium profile

Medium writings by Lowell on political and social topics (personal posts).

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Hobbies

Community organizing and mutual-aid volunteer work focused on homelessness and local support networks. southseattleemerald

Running and hosting local meetups and events for climate builders (meetups, workshops, co-working socials). luma+1

Notes

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build or scale high-impact teams in climate tech or data center construction.

Dec 30, 2025