Dennis Eclarin is the Founder of Hometown Corporation, a company whose aim is to alleviate poverty in geographically-isolated highland and island towns. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, Major Dennis Eclarin served as a combat commander in the elite Scout Ranger Regiment of the Philippine Army. While in the war zones, he authored two books on combat techniques. Convinced that he had to fight another war, he soon advocated social entrepreneurship. Thus, he founded Hometown Corporation, a microfinance company solely dedicated to serving the hard to reach areas.