Martha Lane Fox
British businesswoman (born 1973); member of the House of Lords / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, CBE HonFREng[1][nb 1] (born 10 February 1973) is a British businesswoman, philanthropist and public servant. She co-founded Last Minute during the dotcom boom of the early 2000s and has subsequently served on public service digital projects. She sits on the boards of WeTransfer and Chanel, as well as being a trustee of The Queen's Commonwealth Trust. She previously served on the board of Channel 4.[3]
The Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho | |
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Chancellor of the Open University | |
Assumed office 12 March 2014 | |
Preceded by | The Lord Puttnam |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
Assumed office 26 March 2013 Life peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | Martha Lane Fox (1973-02-10) 10 February 1973 (age 51) London, England |
Political party | None (crossbencher) |
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Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Occupation | Entrepreneur, life peer |
She entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher on 26 March 2013, becoming its youngest female member;[4] she was appointed Chancellor of the Open University on 12 March 2014.[5] In October 2019, she was named by media and marketing publication The Drum as the most influential woman in Britain's digital sector from the past quarter of a century.[6]