SolaREIT CEO Laura Pagliarulo Named to Washington Business Journal's 2025 "Women Who Mean Business" List

Award honors female leaders shaping Greater Washington's business and civic landscape

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SolaREIT™, a clean energy real estate investment company, is proud to announce that CEO and co-founder Laura Pagliarulo has been named one of the Washington Business Journal's 2025 Women Who Mean Business honorees. The annual award recognizes 25 outstanding women leaders in the Greater Washington region who demonstrate exceptional professional achievements, leadership, and community impact. All the honorees will be celebrated at a reception this evening.

"Laura brings a rare combination of strategic vision, deep sector expertise, and authentic leadership to the clean energy space. From day one, she's been driven by purpose—to make the path to solar and battery storage deployment faster, smarter, and more accessible," said SolaREIT Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Gautam Chandra. "Laura's leadership has not only shaped SolaREIT into a transformative platform, it has also solidified her as a respected voice across our industry. This recognition from the Washington Business Journal is a testament to her integrity, impact, and relentless focus on moving the sector forward."

Now in its 22nd year, the Women Who Mean Business program has honored more than 500 influential women from a wide range of industries, including real estate, health care, technology, education, and social impact. Honorees are selected through a competitive editorial process that evaluates accomplishments, vision, and influence—both within their organizations and across the broader community.

Pagliarulo co-founded SolaREIT in 2020 with a mission to provide flexible real estate capital solutions that unlock land value for solar and battery energy storage developers. Under her leadership, the company has provided real estate financing solutions for $5 billion in project value, providing real estate capital for more than 3 GW of clean energy projects across the country.

About SolaREIT

SolaREIT™, based in Virginia, is a leading real estate investment company focused on providing flexible land capital solutions for solar and battery storage developers. The company, a minority and women-owned business, was founded in 2020 as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) by clean energy industry veterans with a proven track record in finance, project development, real estate, and community solar. The team is passionate about renewable energy and believes that solar and battery energy storage land financing plays a critical role in expanding the clean energy economy.

For more information, visit: www.solareit.com

SOURCE SolaREIT