Kathryn Porter is an independent energy consultant with broad experience in energy and finance, particularly in the utilities, oil, and gas sectors, with finance experience spanning equities and equity derivatives, debt capital markets, M&A, loans, and risk management.

Currently running her own consulting business, Watt-Logic. Previously, she held various energy structuring and hedging roles at Centrica, Société Générale, EDF Trading, and Barclays Capital, where she moved into commodities after starting in a fixed-income role. Prior to this she worked in the Capital Markets & Advisory division at Commerzbank and in the financial services audit practice at Deloitte.

Kathryn holds a Master’s degree in physics from the University of Exeter and an MBA from London Business School. She is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments and is a member of the Institute of Directors. She is an associate member of the Executive Council for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies.