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Preethi Jayakumar

Critic · DISC type C
Design Engineer at Pluvo
📍 United Kingdom

Preethi Jayakumar is the Co-founder and CTO of Anzen, where she leads the development of low-carbon, decentralized HVAC systems. An accomplished Instrumentation and Control Engineer with a Masters from Central Saint Martins, she specializes in solid-state heat pump technology to innovate indoor climate control.

Her passion for clean technology is deeply personal, stemming from her own experience with poor ventilation and heating while living in social housing. This inspired her to create Anzen with a mission to deliver healthy, energy-efficient, and equitable home environments for everyone.

Unique fact: Her personal battle with mould in her home was the direct catalyst for co-founding a company to revolutionize home heating and ventilation.

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Experience
1 Years
Current Role
Design Engineer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Preethi shows up

Information Seeker
Critic
Negotiator

It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms. Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Priorities

Topics Preethi cares about

Equitable Home Tech
Her experience in social housing directly inspires her mission at Anzen to make clean heating and ventilation technology accessible and affordable for all households, not just a select few.
Solid-State Heat Pumps
As CTO, she is pioneering Anzen's core technology—a plug-and-play, refrigerant-free heat pump that provides heating, cooling, and ventilation in a single unit.
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Career

Work history

8-2023 - 12-2023
Design Engineer
Pluvo
1-2023
Chief Technology Officer
Anzen
8-2019 - 3-2020
Graduate Engineering Trainee
Thermax Babcock & Wilcox Energy Solutions Private Limited
5-2018 - 7-2018
Intern at Thermax Boilers & Heaters Group
Thermax Limited
11-2017 - 12-2017
Internship Trainee
YOKOGAWA ENGINEERING ASIA PTE LTD
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Education
2021 - 2023
Master of Arts - MA
Central Saint Martins, University of The Arts London
7-2020 - 3-2021
Graduate Diploma
Royal College of Art
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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