EY Announces Ken LaRoe of Climate First Bank as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Florida Award Finalist
Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced that Ken LaRoe of Climate First Bank was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Florida Award finalist. The Florida program celebrates entrepreneurs from Florida and Puerto Rico. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors and have a transformational impact on lives. Over the past four decades, the program has recognized the daring entrepreneurs with big ideas and bold actions that reshape our world.
LaRoe was one of 22 regional entrepreneurs selected as finalists by an independent panel of judges. The candidates were evaluated based on their demonstration of building long-term value through entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and impact, among other core contributions and attributes.
“I’m honored to be included in this year’s lineup of finalists. Here at Climate First Bank, we use finance as a force for good, funding energy alternatives with assets as the world’s first FDIC-insured bank founded to combat the climate crisis,” said LaRoe. “We are leading the change one cent at a time and to date we’ve surpassed over $600M in assets and achieved over $125M in solar financing.”