# William 'Will' Foiles

> William “Will” Foiles is the Denver-based co-founder and CEO of Project Canary, which combines methane measurements and operational data for energy companies. Trained in finance and environmental resources, he has helped guide its evolution from integrated sensors and software toward a platform that supports field decisions, emissions accounting, and reporting.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Project Canary
- **Organizations:** Project Canary, Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs
- **Education:** BBA in Real Estate, University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, MS in Finance, Villanova University, School of Business, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business, MS in Environment and Resources (joint MS-MBA), Stanford University, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
- **Known for:** Co-founded Project Canary, whose Series B raised $111 million in February 2022., Completed a joint MS-MBA at Stanford in 2019., Earned the CFA charter.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2019** — Worked as a research associate at Bloomberg and an investment banking associate at Goldman Sachs; precise employment dates are not established here.
- **2017** — CFA credential issued in May, according to his public LinkedIn profile.
- **2019** — Completed Stanford’s joint MS-MBA; alumni project: Democratizing Electricity: Energy Cooperatives in Puerto Rico. Co-founded Project Canary.
- **2022** — Served as COO when Project Canary announced executive hires and a $111 million Series B.
- **2023** — In September, reported as becoming co-CEO alongside Tim Romer.
- **2024** — Appeared on Energy in Transition in February and the USEA Power Sector Podcast in September. Scott Lang was appointed company CEO in March; Foiles’s later sole-CEO appointment date is not established here.
- **2025** — Identified as CEO in July’s Hardware to Save a Planet interview; published essays on methane operations and AI adoption.
- **2026** — CEO quoted in February’s emissions-duration analysis; appeared on The Energy Pragmatist in June.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Project Canary, whose Series B raised $111 million in February 2022.
- Completed a joint MS-MBA at Stanford in 2019.
- Earned the CFA charter.
- Led Project Canary as its CEO during its shift toward operational intelligence for methane.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — The Energy Pragmatist interview with Ben West explored integrated methane monitoring, disciplined spending, and operational decision-making; PRAGMA’s page dates the episode June 3 and the page details June 15.
- **2026-02** — Quoted as CEO in Project Canary’s February 24 announcement analyzing 24.7 million 15-minute rate estimates from 940 upstream facilities in seven U.S. basins.
- **2025-12** — Published AI predictions emphasizing capital, power costs, and measurable workflow improvements.
- **2025-11** — Quoted as CEO in the company’s announcement of three peer-reviewed methane monitoring studies.
- **2025-08** — Published Methane Is an Operations Problem First.
- **2025-07** — Appeared on Hardware to Save a Planet with Dylan Garrett.

## Links

- Website: https://www.projectcanary.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-foiles-cfa-850aa7105

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Last updated: 2026-10-09