Michael Dinehart

Michael Dinehart has over a decade of experience in the lease-purchase industry, holding key operational roles at various companies. Most recently, Dinehart served as Senior Vice President of HQ Operations and previously as Vice President of Operations at Acima from August 2021 to June 2025. Prior to that, Dinehart was the Senior Director of Portfolio Management and Implementation at Rent-A-Center for a brief period in 2021. Experience also includes roles as Director of Operations at Preferred Lease and Chief Operations Officer at Merchants Preferred, where Dinehart was instrumental in the company's growth. Early career experience includes a District Manager role at Rental Express. Dinehart holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of South Florida, earned in December 1997.