Meet the Team — Benjamin Lee

Meet the rest of the team:

Mike Gilroy

CEO

Mike has over 20 years of experience growing specialty finance businesses by working closely with channel partners.

Mike’s involvement with solar began as an investor and board observer for Sungage in 2015. Prior to that, Mike was the CEO of Springstone Financial, a health care financing business he co-founded that was acquired by LendingClub. Springstone partnered with over 20,000 medical and dental practices to provide affordable payment options up to $50,000. Prior to Springstone, Mike led the scale up of AmeriFee, a patient financing business that was acquired by Capital One. Earlier in his career, he held sales, marketing, and business development positions at Corning Inc. and Dentsply International. Mike holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Michael Giles

CTO & CPO

Mike is a serial entrepreneur who has focused on conceptualizing, creating and delivering successful software products for the past 20 years.

Those products have ranged from enterprise content management, business process automation, and cloud-based, mobile communications to consumer social bookmarking and travel meta search. In addition to founding several companies, including Otalo and Furl (sold to LookSmart), Mike has advised startups, helped grow Vitria from an early startup to a multibillion-dollar public company, and raised four children. Mike holds a bachelor's degree in physics from Oberlin College.

Jim Donovan

Chief Credit and Risk Officer

Jim Donovan is a fintech entrepreneur with extensive experience in managing operations, risk, and working with bank partners.

Jim was a co-founder of Springstone Financial, Premier Payment Solutions, and AmeriFee and held credit positions at Capital One and LendingClub. He has had a successful career working in operations and finance for the past 25 years. Jim holds a master’s degree from Boston College.

Meaghen Walsh

Director of Human Resources

Meaghen cares for the company’s most precious asset: our people. Directing the recruiting, hiring, development, and training of our team, Meaghen’s focus is always on forward momentum.

A human resources and recruitment professional, Meaghen came to Sungage from DataRobot, a leading end-to-end enterprise AI platform, where she developed a workforce of talented data scientists, engineers, and thought leaders. Meaghen also has a passion and talent for creating healthy and delicious gluten-free food and co-founded Me & Mo, a subscription food delivery service in San Francisco. Meaghen earned her bachelor's degree from University of Miami.

Lis Dockter

Director of Product

Lis is data-, impact-, and customer-obsessed, which served her well over the last dozen years managing and leading product teams.

She worked at many innovative companies, including Constant Contact, Virgin Pulse, and Wayfair, shaping the skills and perspectives she brings to Sungage. Lis earned her bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and holds an MBA in finance and entrepreneurship from Babson’s FW Olin Graduate School of Business.

Peter Geraigiry

Director of Financial Operations

Peter has over 15 years of finance experience in senior managerial roles across major banks and buy-side institutions.

He spent most of his career at Barclays managing operations for various trading businesses, focusing on foreign exchange and interest rate derivatives. Most recently, he was Vice President of Capital Markets at Brookfield Asset Management, centrally leading operations for their global hedging program. Peter grew up in New York and received his bachelor’s degree in economics from New York University. He continues to live in the area with his wife, two daughters, and their dog Jojo, and he enjoys beach outings, hiking, and camping trips with his family.

Chris Hervieux

Director of Customer Success

Chris is a client relationship and service management professional with significant experience and dedication to driving customer satisfaction and loyalty.

He has led teams in financial services, affiliate marketing programs, business advisory risk management, and employer benefits solutions for companies such as Gradifi Solutions (E*TRADE Financial, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley) and Enquiron (now part of Zywave). Working in both small and large companies, both publicly and privately held, he operates with a laser focus on relationship building, service quality, and operational efficiency. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Johnson & Wales University.

Megan Lucier

Director of Marketing

Megan brings 25-plus years of brand management and strategic marketing experience to the team.

Megan’s career started in advertising but she honed her marketing skills in corporate marketing, including Staples, TJX, Timberland, and LendingClub. She is happiest when directing and motivating teams that deliver winning marketing campaigns. She is a graduate of Colgate University and has served on her local Conservation Commission for years.

Evan McDaniel

Director of Software Development

Evan has been leading software development teams for the past 20 years with a focus on creating the structure and processes that allow for the efficient creation of complex web-based software systems.

As a marketing technologist, Evan has led teams that delivered web applications for Fortune 100 companies, including Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, and IBM. Some of the projects Evan has led include web-based, e-learning management systems for HP, Honda, and Toyota Financial Services and mobile sales enablement tools for Fidelity National Information Services (FIS)

Mary Mycroft

Head of Compliance - Legal Counsel

Mary has over a decade of legal and compliance experience in the consumer lending and fintech sectors.

Mary joined Sungage from AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation, where she was Vice President and Associate General Counsel. Prior to that role, she held various legal and compliance positions, including Director of Legal at oneZero Financial Systems, where she built out and managed their worldwide legal function. Mary graduated magna cum laude from Boston College with a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and received a doctorate in law from the University of Richmond School of Law.

Peter Nguyen

Head of Capital Markets

Peter has over 25 years of experience in capital markets and finance, including senior investment banking positions at Goldman Sachs, Barclays, and Citigroup.

Within the fintech space, he has driven strategic initiatives in capital development and funding (debt and equity), FP&A, credit, and risk across several asset classes, including solar at Sunlight Financial. Peter holds a degree in finance from the University of Houston and an MBA with a concentration in financial engineering from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

Doug Pierce

Director of Sales

Doug brings 15 years of experience in renewable energy along with a strong focus on building partner relationships and developing new markets.

Doug’s time managing one of Sungage’s channel partners gave him a firsthand look at our user experience. He joined the Sungage team in 2018 as Regional Sales Manager and has had many roles in his tenure. Doug is currently leading the Revenue team, which consists of our Account Managers and Partner Success Manager. Together with his team, he consistently delivers customer success through exceptional service. Doug earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Connecticut School of Business.

Adria Raphael

Director of Risk Operations

With almost a decade of experience in the solar finance industry, Adria has established many of the policies and procedures that balance our streamlined loan process and protect our company from fraud and risk.

Before coming to Sungage, Adria worked within operations at several nonprofit organizations focused on structuring programs to meet federal regulations. Her focus across these positions has been on introducing new tools, improving procedures, and setting new policies with a mindset of efficiency and sensibility. Adria has a master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Sara Ross

Co-Founder

Sara founded Sungage Financial following her own experience purchasing solar.

After acting as the general contractor for an award-winning deep energy retrofit of her own home, Sara started a business to help solar contractors meet the needs of residential consumers. She has been a vocal proponent of renewable energy with speaking engagements throughout the country and is a member of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, Solar Connecticut, and the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Business Association. Sara has worked previously for the City of New York, the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, USAID, and Abt Associates performing policy and economic analysis. She holds an MPA/ID from the Harvard Kennedy School. In her current role as a board member, Sara continues to be a voice guiding Sungage’s direction and contribution to the clean energy transition while also connecting us to our roots.

Matt Thomsen

Head of Strategic Partnerships

Matt came to Sungage from Accenture where he spent many years growing and building sales teams to deliver industry-leading management and technology consulting products.

He has a long track record of initiating strategic partnerships with SMB and Fortune 500 companies and specializes in developing successful B2B relationships. He developed his passion for the solar industry while working with SolBid, a solar engineering and procurement software company. Matt is a graduate of Keene State College.

Benjamin Lee

Senior Director of Financial Planning & Analysis