Executive Management

Ms. Powell has served as Sunrun's Chief Executive Officer since August 2021 and as a member of our Board since 2018. From 2008 to 2019, Ms. Powell served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain Power Corporation (“GMP”), a fully integrated electric utility company that serves 75 percent of the State of Vermont’s residential and business customers. At GMP, Ms. Powell successfully executed strategies to drive increased customer satisfaction and growth, delivered on an ambitious energy vision to provide low-carbon, low-cost, and highly reliable power to Vermonters, and positioned the company as a leading energy transformation business. Ms. Powell’s previous roles at GMP include serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer from 2001 to 2008 and as Senior Vice President of Customer and Organizational Development from 1999 to 2001. Ms. Powell is nationally recognized for her work disrupting the energy sector and has received numerous industry awards, including being named to the 2024 TIME100 Climate List of Most Influential Leaders, Utility Dive’s 2019 Executive of the Year, and one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business in 2016. Prior to joining GMP in 1998, Ms. Powell held executive roles within the banking industry and served in state government. Ms. Powell currently serves on the board of directors of CGI Inc., a global IT and business consulting services firm. From 2019 to 2021, Ms. Powell served on the board of Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., the largest utility in Hawaii, and from 2019 to 2023, on the board of Energir, one of the largest energy companies in Québec and the northeastern United States. She has also served on the boards of a number of other privately held companies and nonprofits. Ms. Powell also chaired the board of Climate Change Crisis Real Impact | Acquisition Corporation, a former special-purpose acquisition corporation that combined with EVgo Services and enabled the fast charging network for electric vehicles to become a publicly listed company. Ms. Powell holds an associate’s degree from Keene State College.

Mr. Dickson has served as our Chief Revenue Officer since January 2022 and our President since April 2024, prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President. Mr. Dickson served as Chief Revenue Officer at Vivint Solar, Inc. from September 2016 until he joined us in October 2020 via our acquisition of Vivint Solar, Inc. Prior to his role as Chief Revenue Officer, he served as Vivint Solar, Inc.’s Senior Vice President of Operations from November 2013 to September 2016, and as Vivint Solar, Inc.’s Vice President of Finance and Capital Markets from May 2011 to November 2013. Prior to joining Vivint Solar, Inc.’s founding team, Mr. Dickson served as the Director of Smart Grid and Energy Management for Vivint, Inc. from December 2010 to May 2011. From May 2007 to December 2010, Mr. Dickson co-founded and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Meter Solutions Pros, LLC, an energy management and smart-grid business acquired by Vivint, Inc. Mr. Dickson holds a B.A. in communications from Brigham Young University.

Mr. Abajian has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2022. Prior to becoming our Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Abajian served in many leadership roles within our Project Finance organization, including Senior Vice President from April 2020 to June 2022, Vice President from February 2016 to April 2020, Senior Director from August 2013 to February 2016, and Director from July 2010 to August 2013. From July 2005 to July 2010, Mr. Abajian was an investment banker, having served as an associate at Barclays Capital and an analyst and associate at BNP Paribas. Mr. Abajian holds a B.S. in finance and international business from the New York University Stern School of Business.

Ms. Steele has served as our Chief Legal Officer since May 2018 and our Chief People Officer since December 2021 where she oversees legal affairs, people strategy, operations and development, health & safety, and environmental, social, governance (ESG) matters. From March 2015 to May 2018, Ms. Steele served in various roles at our company, including Head of Litigation. Previously, Ms. Steele was an attorney at the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Ms. Steele serves on the board of directors of the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and she is a former member of the California Pay Equity Task Force, the first of its kind in the nation. Ms. Steele holds a B.A. in English from McGill University and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco.

Chance is responsible for delivering exceptional customer experiences at Sunrun, overseeing Customer Strategy, Customer Engagement, Sales Operations, Marketing, Employee Experience, and the company’s direct-to-consumer sales organization. Before assuming his role as Direct Sales Officer in July 2025, he was named Chief Experience Officer in 2022, following his role as Chief Sales Officer at the company. He joined Sunrun through the acquisition of Vivint Solar, where he spent a decade building one of the industry’s most successful sales organizations, specializing in direct-to-consumer, retail, and inside sales channels. As Chief Sales Officer at Vivint Solar, he led a team that drove a 225% compound annual growth rate between 2011 and 2015, helping the company become the second-largest residential solar provider in the U.S. and go public with a $1.5B IPO in 2014. Chance holds a business degree from Southern Utah University. Outside of work, Chance enjoys landscape photography, friends, family, a good outdoor adventure, and golf.

Patrick Kent leads all aspects of our installation and field service fulfillment teams, ensuring exceptional service with top-tier safety and quality standards. Since joining Sunrun in 2014, Mr. Kent has significantly contributed to our success, serving as Senior Vice President of Operations since 2022. Previously, Mr. Kent was a key player in our Sales organization, rising from Regional Sales Manager to Senior Vice President of Field and Retail Sales. Prior to joining Sunrun, he worked at a channel partner of Sunrun's (Verengo), was President and founder of Next Step Racing, and started his career managing outdoor sports retailers. Mr. Kent holds a BA in history from the University at Albany and is an alumni of the National Outdoor Leadership School.