Nicky Wrightson

Nicky Wrightson is Chief Technology Officer at BeZero Carbon, where she leads the product, engineering, data, and user experience disciplines. She is passionate about building high-performing, collaborative teams that bring bold product visions to life, always with the aim of driving meaningful climate impact. Mission-driven at her core, Nicky believes technology plays a crucial role in enabling transparency and confidence in carbon markets and is focused on ensuring BeZero’s technology delivers real-world outcomes.

With an extensive career spanning hands-on engineering through to senior technology leadership, Nicky has previously held roles including Head of Engineering at Topping, fractional CTO at Blenheim Chalcott and Principal Engineer at Skyscanner and the Financial Times. Recognised across the wider tech community, she regularly speaks at industry events and reviews books on technology and leadership. Her journey from engineer to technology leader has been guided by a consistent thread: building products and teams that make a lasting difference.