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Abigail Hopper

President and CEO · Solar Energy Industries Association INC

President and CEO at Solar Energy Industries Association INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 3 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$1.3M
Others who share this name
3

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
Reported as President and CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association INC, based in Washington, DC.
Received $1.3M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as Board Chair of Solar and Storage Industries Institute, uncompensated.
Also listed as Director (until 3/24) of Community Clean Energy Coalition, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Abigail Ross Hopper served as President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) for nine years, transforming the U.S. solar industry from 36 GW to over 255 GW installed capacity and growing annual investment from $16 billion to $70 billion.

A lawyer and former Maryland Energy Administration director under Gov. O'Malley, she previously led federal oil and gas permitting and offshore wind projects in the Obama administration.

She transitioned from the role effective January 30, 2026.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
~2017-January 2026
Education
  • Dartmouth College (Class of '93)

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Solar Energy Industries Association INC President and CEO · $37.6M revenue · Washington, DCSEIA IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND SOLAR ENERGY AND IS BUILDING A STRONGER SOLAR INDUSTRY TO POWER AMERICA THROUGH ADVOCACY AND EDUCATIONpay $759K → $1.3MFiled FY2024, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.3Mreported comp
Solar and Storage Industries Institute Board Chair · $1.4M revenue · Washington, DCSEE PART III, LINE 1.Filed FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Community Clean Energy Coalition Director (until 3/24) · $1.7M revenue · Washington, DCSEE PART III, LINE 1.Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Abigail Hopper

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Abigail Hopper 1 organization · Washington, DCThe Solar Foundation
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Abigail Hopper 1 organization · Washington, DCGlobal Solar Council
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Abigail Hopper 1 organization · Orlando, FLChi Omega Fraternity - Psi Mu Chapter

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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President and CEO · FY2023
$1.2M
S
SVP Policy · FY2024
$499K
S
Senior Vice President of Policy · FY2023
$479K
S
SVP Supply Chain & Trade · FY2024
$432K
L
CFO, SVP Finance & Operations · FY2024
$422K
J
GC and VP Market Strategy · FY2022
$386K
M
Chief Business Officer · FY2021
$349K
E
VP of Congressional Affairs · FY2023
$326K
R
SVP Sales & Business Development · FY2024
$321K
E
VP Congressional Affairs · FY2024
$312K
D
VP Comms · FY2022
$310K
R
SVP of Sales & Bus. Dev'l · FY2023
$308K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org