Before joining FEPS, Gerard served as a political secretary and director of the Vooruit movement in the Brussels Parliament, as well as a senior policy advisor in the European Parliament. His experience in the private sector includes roles as an operational manager and marketeer at ING Bank, and he was co-founder of a political start-up. Recently, he has been active in setting up digital initiatives to promote a public space on the internet.

Gerard holds a Master in European Social Policy from the London School of Economics and a LLM in Private Law from Leiden University.