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Hayden D. Barnard Hayden “Hayes” Barnard (born February 2nd, 1972) is an American entrepreneur and investor. He is founder and Executive Chairman of fintech platform Loanpal (established 2003), a consumer finance/mortgage direct lender that has originated more than $25Billion in consumer loans. Hayes is also Founder and President of GivePower – a foundation that deploys renewable energy to produce food, water, electricity, and internet/communications in developing regions around the world. Career Hayes graduated from the University of Missouri in 1995 with a B.A. in Business Management and Marketing. From 1995-2003, Hayes worked in various roles in Sales, Marketing and Management capacities at Oracle, responsible for their most strategic global accounts. In 2003 he founded Paramount Equity (now Loanpal), grew it as CEO and Executive Chairman to over 1,000 employees and $25 billion in loan volume. In 2009, Hayes founded Paramount Solar – a company he later sold in 2013 to SolarCity/Tesla for $120M. After the acquisition, Barnard joined SolarCity as Chief Revenue officer from 2014 to 2017. In 2014, Hayes founded GivePower – a clean energy foundation that has given solar-powered electricity to over 300,000 people, installed solar power in more than 2,500 schools, and has reached 17 countries in regions with no power, and water/food scarcity. Awards and Recognition -      Recipient of the Global Impact Award (2010 & 2016) -      Sacramento Business Journal’s 40 under 40 -      2013 Finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year