Martha Lane Fox

Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, CBE (born 10 February 1973) is a British businesswoman, philanthropist, and public servant.[1][2]


The Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho

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Lane Fox in 2013
Chancellor of the Open University
Assumed office
12 March 2014
Preceded byThe 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, UK
NationalityBritish
Political partyCrossbencher (N/A)
FatherRobin Lane Fox
EducationWestminster School
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
OccupationEntrepreneur, life peer

Education

She went to Oxford High School, an all-girls independent school in Oxford, and at Westminster School. She read Ancient and Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford, and graduated with BA degree and advancing MA.[3]

Career

Lane Fox illustrated interest in acting and prison governorship but instead joined information technology and media consulting firm Spectrum. Lane Fox and Hoberman founded Last Minute, an online travel and gift business. She stepped down as managing director.[4][5]

 
Lady Lane-Fox with her father Robin Lane Fox, 2013

Martha Lane Fox Media

References

  1. "Introduction of Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho and Lord Berkeley of Knighton - News from Parliament - UK Parliament". Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. Leighton, Allan (2011-09-22). Tough Calls: Making the right decisions in challenging times. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4464-7304-7.
  3. "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Martha Lane Fox". BBC. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  4. "The Observer profile: Martha Lane Fox". the Guardian. 2003-11-23. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  5. "Martha Lane Fox". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-05.