Paul Dickson

President & CRO at Sunrun

Paul is responsible for developing and executing the strategic direction of the company. He leads sales, marketing, business development, strategic partnerships, and sales operations. Paul joined us through Sunrun’s acquisition of Vivint Solar, where he was a member of the founding management team. He played an instrumental role in creating the company’s business thesis and served as its Chief Revenue Officer. He previously led operations through the company’s growth stage and IPO, and in the early stages he established the financing and capital markets functions, where he secured over $1 billion in financing. Previously, Paul co-founded and served as CEO of Meter Solutions, a smart-grid and energy management company that he incubated while obtaining his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. He later sold the company to Vivint Inc. (NYSE: VVNT). Paul was named Student Entrepreneur of the year in Utah and placed on Utah Business Magazine's Forty Under 40 list. Paul enjoys promoting disruptive businesses, he served on the founding advisory board of Divvy, which was acquired by Bill.com (NYSE: BILL) for $2.5 billion. Prior to Paul’s professional career, he lived in West Africa for two years and remains passionate about humanitarian efforts in developing countries. Paul is an avid outdoorsman who loves spending time with his wife and four kids; skiing, surfing and coaching youth football.

Timeline

  • President & CRO

    Current role

  • Chief Revenue Officer

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