Oliver Zanetti

Oliver Zanetti is a Senior Mission Manager in Nesta's sustainable future mission, leading their work on skills and capacity in the heat pump sector.14 He joined Nesta in 2020 and focuses on addressing the potential bottleneck in the UK's transition to clean, efficient, electrified heating by growing the number of skilled heating engineers working with heat pumps.1

Zanetti's role involves:

1. Setting the direction for the skills and capacity area of focus
2. Overseeing research and innovation projects
3. Forging partnerships and advancing innovation in sustainable energy4

Prior to joining Nesta, Zanetti completed his PhD in human geography at the Open University and spent five years in postdoctoral research and teaching positions at Oxford University, The Open University, and Queen Mary, University of London.1

Currently, Zanetti is involved in projects such as:

• Supporting newly trained heat pump installers to establish themselves in the sector2
• Collaborating with organizations like BetaTalk & BetaTeach and Your Energy Your Way to train new professionals using constructivism theory3

Zanetti actively shares updates and insights about sustainable energy and heat pump installation on his LinkedIn profile, where he can be found under the username oliver-zanetti-291171156.45