John Bean

Bean has more than thirty-years of experience providing innovation, design, and support of mission critical cooling and infrastructure. Throughout his career, Bean has also collaborated with Marketing, Sales and Product Management teams to understand market needs and provide strategy for new product offerings.

In his role as CTO, Bean is responsible for setting the technology strategy for GRC, while providing guidance to the engineering and product teams to capture and meet the needs of immersion cooling customers. Additionally, Bean represents GRC in various industry organizations and regulatory bodies such as ASHRAE and OCP, where he has been an active leader for many years. Bean also acts as consultant to engineering and customer experience teams to help resolve complex data center cooling challenges, and oversees feasibility tests for new ideas, new products, coolants, and immersible devices.

During his tenure at Schneider Electric, Bean lead a team that was responsible for new technology and intellectual property and liaised with marketing and the industry to identify new opportunities related to cooling infrastructure. Bean had a direct role in supporting end-users and helped educate them regarding new trends and technologies related to data center infrastructure. Bean also held numerous other roles at Schneider Electric including Director of R&D Cooling, Director of Innovation and Racks, and Engineering Manager.