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Hayes Bernard's asset management company, Goodfinch, finances several billion dollars per year in clean energy assets.
Give Power's solar water farms are capable of producing 75,000 liters of clean water per day.
Give Power's solar water farm technology can produce clean drinking water at a cost of 0.25 cents per liter, compared to a typical cost of one dollar per liter in Africa.
GoodLeap is a profitable company growing at a rate of 85% per year.
GoodLeap was bootstrapped for nearly 10 years before raising approximately $30 million in a secondary transaction that did not provide primary capital to the business.
Hayes Bernard owns approximately 40% of his company, which has a multi-billion dollar valuation.
GoodLeap is a financial technology company that helps homeowners finance sustainable home upgrades.
During the 2008 financial crisis, a company led by Hayes Bernard laid off approximately 400 employees from a workforce of around 2,000.
Hayes Bernard worked for Larry Ellison at Oracle for approximately eight years and later had his first company acquired by Elon Musk, leading to a nine-year tenure at SolarCity.
Larry Ellison's vision for Oracle was to expand from a database software company into an integrated applications provider, selling products like Oracle Financials, Oracle HR, and supply chain management software.
Hayes Bernard's residential solar company was acquired by SolarCity, which he described as the leading solar company in the world at the time.
According to Hayes Bernard, Oracle under Larry Ellison had a performance management policy of cutting the bottom 20% of performers annually.