Lisa Gansky, entrepreneur, investor and thought leader, joins Mosaic Board of Directors

Gansky brings wealth of experience in building brands, communities and platforms

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Sep 04, 2014, 09:00 ET

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mosaic, the leading peer-to-peer solar financing platform, announced today that Lisa Gansky will be joining its board of directors.

"Lisa is a pioneer in tech and the collaborative economy with nearly 20 years of experience empowering people through innovative business models," said Dan Rosen, Mosaic CEO. "We are thrilled to have Lisa on Mosaic's Board of Directors."

Lisa Gansky currently serves as Chief Instigator at Mesh Ventures, a firm dedicated to accelerating the shift to the Collaborative Economy in which technology connects people to build a more resilient global community and economy. Well known and fast growing brands in the Collaborative Economy include: Airbnb, Taskrabbit, Uber, Lyft, Kickstarter, RelayRides and, of course, Mosaic. Lisa has invested in and advised over 30 companies in this space, including RelayRides, Honest Buildings, Munchery, Breather, Instructables, OpenRov, Feastly, Yerdle, Traity and TaskRabbit.

"Mosaic is the first company to use the power of the crowd and the collaborative economy to build 21st century energy solutions," said Lisa Gansky. "It's connecting people with roofs to people interested in investing in solar."

Lisa's background includes nearly two decades of experience serving customers through technology. In the 1990's, Lisa co-founded the first commercial web site GNN, which was acquired by AOL. Gansky also launched one of the world's first social networks, Ofoto, a photo-sharing and printing service acquired by Kodak Gallery in 2001. Gansky wrote the best selling pioneering book on the collaborative economy, The Mesh. Why the Future of Business is Sharing in 2010.

About Mosaic

Mosaic is America's first peer-to-peer solar finance company and is enabling thousands of American people to profit from clean energy. Mosaic has been honored by Fast Company as a top ten most innovative company in energy for two consecutive years, by the Department of Energy as a SunShot Grant recipient, The Sierra Club as the Trailblazer Company of the Year, and Verizon Wireless as the environmental winner for their Powerful Answers Awards. For more information, visit: http://www.joinmosaic.com/go-solar. Solar Mosaic, Inc., CFL Lic. #6054631.

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