Mike Thompson: Founder and Solar Advocate
Mike has spent more than twelve years in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries,developing and financing over 5,000 solar projects. He is responsible for development, prospecting and securing relationships with key partners, managing all aspects of the business and maintaining our critical relationships to ensure the best customer experience. Mike brings a wealth of solar experience and industry knowledge to his position.
Previously he served as Director of the Business Development team at Centrosolar America, Inc., spearheading the company’s finance solutions business, where he launched the CentroLease and CentroLoan channel finance programs. These programs were developed through close partnership with SunLender and quickly grew to one of the largest OEM financing programs in the country.
While at Centrosolar, Mike also deployed financing programs with Brightgrid, OneRoof Energy, Sunnova, Technology Credit Corporation, Key Bank and numerous other banks and credit unions. Prior to that, he was VP Corporate Affairs at The Ugroup, an M&A advisory and turnaround management firm, where he led the corporate partnering and strategic alliances group for semiconductor and clean technology businesses.