Gemma Godfrey 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.
Gemma is Chair of the Investment Management Group of national IFA network, IWP. She is also a Non-Executive Director of advanced technologies company, Creativemass, and provides oversight for the assets of the largest communal welfare charity in Europe. Gemma is a business expert on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.
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, and Chair of the Investment Committee of Credo Group. Gemma started her career at Goldman Sachs and GAM, with a background in quantum physics.