Jean Burrus is Chairman and CEO of Beicip-Franlab, the International Consultancy arm of IFP Energies Nouvelles. He joined IFP (Institut Français du Pétrole, now IFP Energies Nouvelles) as a researcher in geoscience in 1981 and is a specialist of oil and gas exploration. He joined Beicip-Franlab, in 1997 as Technical Director, became Chairman and CEO in 2010.
Jean Burrus graduated from Paris School of Mines and holds a Doctorate degree in Quantitative Hydrogeology from Paris School of Mines.