Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder, Cloverleaf Infrastructure, Advisor, Board Member
Bio
Brian Janous is a global energy and decarbonization leader with nearly 25 years of experience pioneering innovative approaches to marrying sustainability with business strategies. He is the co-founder and chief commercial officer of Cloverleaf Infrastructure, which aims to solve the critical problem of expanding grid capacity to support the largest electric customer loads to spur economic growth and investment. Previously, Brian served as VP of energy at Microsoft, supporting the development and execution of Microsoft’s global cloud and AI energy strategy. This included oversight of energy policy, procurement, renewable energy, distributed generation, and overall environmental impact.
Brian serves on the boards of Protect Our Winters and VEIR, a pioneer in superconducting transmission technology. He also holds advisory board positions with LineVision, a leader in dynamic line rating technology; LevelTen Energy, operator of the largest marketplace for renewable energy buyers; and the Institute for Energy Studies at Western Washington University. Brian holds an MBA from Webster University, and a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Missouri.