Gemma Black is Head of Operations at The Energy Consortium (TEC), with over 15 years’ experience in senior leadership, energy procurement and commercial strategy. She has worked with CFOs and finance leaders in the education sector to improve cost control, billing accuracy, and budget certainty through effective use of bureau services. Gemma specialises in turning complex energy data into clear financial insight—supporting stronger forecasting, risk management, and governance—while helping organisations reduce wastage, validate supplier costs, and drive measurable savings in a volatile energy market.
Leads internal governance, overseeing compliance with TEC Hedging policies, leading audit processes, and supporting risk management. Finance leader, partnering with the Managing Director on budget management and performance analysis, and ensuring financial controls align with TEC’s not-for-profit strategy.