Gemma is a non-executive director, chair and serial entrepreneur. She was the founder and CEO of an FCA authorised digital investing service, which was acquired by FTSE 250 insurer JLT, and integrated into an S&P 500 risk consultant. She pioneered new technology and went on to launch a digital media business for News UK, part of News Corp.
Now a non-executive director of national IFA network, IWP; Gemma is also on the Boards of NASDAQ-listed sustainable energy solutions company, VivoPower, and advanced technologies company, Creativemass. She is a business expert on ITV’s Good Morning Britain and an ambassador for the charity Surviving Economic Abuse.
A former boardroom adviser to Arnold Schwarzenegger on The Apprentice, Gemma was an advisor to the UK Government on its 10-year strategy to improve the nation’s financial wellbeing. She was previously head of investment strategy at FTSE-AIM wealth manager, Brooks Macdonald. Gemma started her career at Goldman Sachs and GAM, with a background in quantum physics.