Kathryn Porter

Kathryn Porter is an independent energy consultant with over 25 years of experience spanning the energy and finance sectors. She is the founder of Watt-Logic, an independent consultancy advising clients across the energy value chain.

Porter’s career has taken her through some of the most respected institutions in energy and finance, including Barclays Capital, Société Générale, EDF Trading, and Centrica. She held senior roles in structuring, origination, and new business development. With particular expertise in structured commodity transactions, derivatives, and asset optimisation, she has delivered numerous award-winning, multi-million euro transactions across gas, power, upstream oil, and LNG markets.

Porter is a Managing Director at SEDA Experts, a specialist expert witness firm serving international law firms, regulators, and leading financial institutions. In this capacity, she provides independent advice, valuation, expert reports, and testimony across energy and financial services matters.

A recognised thought leader, Kathryn Porter writes on energy markets, policy, and regulation. This includes an opinion column in The Telegraph and her widely-read blog. She is a regular speaker at major industry conferences including Energy Trading Week, Flame, and IE Week. She has also contributed to international podcasts such as Bloomberg’s Merryn Talks Money, the Power Hungry Podcast, Triggernometry, and the Canadian Global Affairs Institute’s Energy Security Cubed.

Porter 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 Investment and a member of the Institute of Directors. She serves as an associate member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies and is a Trustee of The Kids’ Cookery School, a London charity dedicated to teaching children cooking and nutrition.

A longstanding advocate for diversity in STEM and finance, Kathryn Porter mentors women entering traditionally male-dominated industries and speaks regularly at schools, universities, and business schools on the value of careers in science and energy.