Gemma Bourne leads Big Society Capital's social property investment strategy which aims to increase the supply of good quality, safe and secure affordable housing in the UK. Gemma's built environment experience spans impact investment, property and regeneration, consultancy and Local Government. Prior to Big Society Capital, Gemma worked at Lendlease, a global investment, property and construction company, with roles across construction ops, corporate sustainability and urban regeneration. Gemma was previously the head of the Lendlease Foundation and a social enterprise, Be Onsite, that supports long-term unemployed including current serving prisoners and ex-offenders into employment. Gemma's earlier career was in environmental consultancy as a Contaminated Land and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) specialist working on due diligence for land acquisitions, remediating heavily contaminated sites and delivering environmental protection programmes for some of the UK's largest infrastructure projects. Gemma is a trustee for Sport Inspired and a volunteer at Sussex Homeless Support. Gemma has a degree in chemistry from the University of Surrey and is a chartered environmentalist.