Announcing the 2024 Mizzou Hall of Fame Inductees

Information courtesy of Mizzou Alumni Association

The University of Missouri boasts more than 300,000 alumni worldwide. From actors, artists and musicians to business leaders, politicians, inventors and more, our Tigers leave the Mizzou campus prepared to change the world for the better.

Created in 2016, the Mizzou Hall of Fame honors high-achieving alumni who have exhibited excellence in their chosen field. Each year, a class of Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized during Mizzou Homecoming.

Meet the Trulaske College of Business alum that is one of this year's inductees:

HAYES BARNARD, BS BA ’95

Founder, Chairman & CEO, GoodLeap & GivePower
Founder, GoodFinch 
 

Hayes Barnard is the founder, chairman, and CEO of GoodLeap, a technology company offering financing and software products for sustainable solutions. GoodLeap has been recognized as a top company by Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, and dozens of others for its innovative platform, which is used by tens of thousands of contractors and has helped more than 1M people adopt sustainable solutions. 

Barnard is also the founder, chairman and CEO of GivePower, a nonprofit that facilitates solar powered projects to provide clean water and energy systems to underserved communities. Since founding GivePower in 2013, the organization has impacted more than 1.6M people across 28 countries by building, installing, and maintaining proprietary clean energy solutions.

Prior to GoodLeap, Barnard founded, scaled, and sold multiple businesses in the sustainability and finance sectors, including Paramount Solar, which was acquired by SolarCity in 2013. Barnard served as SolarCity's Chief Revenue Officer from 2013 to 2017, where he spearheaded the company's growth into the U.S. solar industry leader.