Helena Gerard (1984) obtained her master's degree in Commercial Engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 2007 and an Advanced Master's degree in Financial Economics from the same university in 2008. She worked for the energy company Engie (2008 – 2014) in various positions in the field of sustainability and portfolio management. Since 2014, she works at EnergyVille as a senior researcher and coordinates the Energy Strategies and Markets research line.