Mike Hopkins serves as Ice Energy’s CEO. Prior to joining the company in 2009, Mike practiced law for 18 years as a partner with Bennett Jones LLP, a pre-eminent Canadian law firm and global leader in energy and climate change. He specialized in the development and financing of power projects around the world, served on the firm’s Executive Committee and led its Utilities, International, and Independent Power Groups. He left Bennett Jones in 2003 to lead the workout of a private data center developer that resulted in its successful sale. Next, Mike co-founded a geospatial information services company and assisted several other startups, including Ice Energy. During his career working with startups, Mike has raised over $100 million in equity funding. Mike is a member of the Law Society of Alberta and the American Bar Association. He earned BA and law degrees from the University of Ottawa, an M.A. (Law and Economics) from the University of Miami, and an MBA from the University of Alberta.
