Mariangiola, Head of Research at BPIE, has fifteen years of experience in energy efficiency and climate change policy analysis and a deep understanding of EU policy making.
She joined BPIE as Senior Project Manager and managed several projects including the Benchmarking study for mobilising investments in energy efficiency (DG ENER), iBRoad (individual Building Renovation Roadmap), De-Risking Energy Efficiency Investments (DG ENER), EmBuild (support public authorities in SE Europe countries in developing a long-term strategy for renovation of the building stock) and the adoption of the Clean Energy Package for All Europeans and the Post 2020 Multiannual Financial Framework.
She previously worked as an energy consultant at Dunsky Energy Consulting in Montreal, where she carried out primary and secondary research on energy efficiency financing, market transformation, programme evaluation, market analysis and characterisation and best practices reviews of residential and commercial programmes.
Her international experience is combined with a solid knowledge of the EU energy efficiency policies, built as Senior Policy Officer at WWF EPO in Brussels. In this role, Mariangiola led the organisation’s energy efficiency work, contributing to the adoption and implementation of a wide range of policies, including the recast of the EPBD, the Climate and Energy Package, and the Eco-design and Energy Services Directives.
She then became Senior Partnership Manager for the Climate Business Engagement unit, managing international partnerships with the private sector.
She holds master degrees in Environmental Law and European Political and Administrative Studies and served several years on the board of CAN-Europe and Topten International Group.