# Jeffrey Sprau

> Jeffrey Sprau is the CEO of Legence, the building-performance platform that went public on Nasdaq (LGN) in September 2025. An industrial engineer by training, he runs a 6,300-person operation that designs, builds, and tunes the mechanical guts of the buildings most people never think about - data centers, hospitals, semiconductor fabs - with the explicit goal of cutting their carbon and energy use.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Legence Corp.
- **Organizations:** Legence, Therma, BrandSafway, Safway Group, Johnson Controls, Trane Technologies
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University, MBA, Marketing Management, Mercer University, Stetson-Hatcher School of Business
- **Known for:** Took Legence public on Nasdaq in September 2025 at $45 per share, Grew Legence into a 6,300-employee, ~$2.5B revenue platform, Coined and built around the 'Energy Transition Accelerator' positioning

## Career timeline

- **1990** — Begins career as a marketing engineer at Trane
- **1990s-2010** — Spends 20+ years between Trane and Johnson Controls in commercial and industrial roles
- **2011** — Joins Safway Group; rises to President of the East Division, then President of the U.S. Division
- **2017** — Named President of BrandSafway's Commercial & Industrial business, a $1.8B operation
- **2019** — Appointed CEO of Therma, a California-based mechanical contractor
- **2020** — Becomes CEO of Legence Parent LLC as Blackstone-backed platform takes shape
- **2022** — Launches the Legence brand as the world's first Energy Transition Accelerator; acquires Black Bear Energy
- **2025** — Leads Legence's IPO on Nasdaq (ticker LGN) at $45/share; named CEO of Legence Corp. in January, director in August

## Achievements

- Took Legence public on Nasdaq in September 2025 at $45 per share
- Grew Legence into a 6,300-employee, ~$2.5B revenue platform
- Coined and built around the 'Energy Transition Accelerator' positioning
- Ran BrandSafway's $1.8B commercial & industrial business
- Member of the Fast Company Executive Board

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Legence completes its IPO; Class A shares list on Nasdaq under LGN at $45.
- **2025-08** — Joins Legence Corp.'s board of directors.
- **2025-01** — Named CEO of newly formed Legence Corp.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wearelegence.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreysprau/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mzw7XZpsNo

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Last updated: 2026-05-30