Martha Lane Fox information

The Right Honourable
The Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho
CBE HonFREng
The Right Honourable The Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho CBE HonFREng
	Lane Fox in 2013
Chancellor of the Open University
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 March 2014
Preceded by	The Lord Puttnam
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 March 2013; Life peerage
Personal details
Born	Martha Lane Fox; 10 February 1973 (age 51); London, England
Political party	None (crossbencher)
Parent	Robin Lane Fox (father);
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford
Occupation	Entrepreneur, life peer

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]

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]

^ "Introduction of Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho and Lord Berkeley of Knighton". UK Parliament. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
^ "Digital boss Martha Lane Fox to get peerage". BBC News. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
^ Allan Leighton (22 September 2011). Tough Calls: Making the right decisions in challenging times. Random House. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-4464-7304-7.
^ "Digital boss Martha Lane Fox joins House of Lords". BBC News. 26 March 2013.
^ "Martha Lane Fox appointed as Chancellor of The Open University". .open.ac.uk. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
^ "Martha Lane Fox named most influential woman in digital over the last 25 years". The Drum. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

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[title-1] "Introduction of Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho and Lord Berkeley of Knighton". UK Parliament. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

[2] "Digital boss Martha Lane Fox to get peerage". BBC News. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

[Leighton2011-4] Allan Leighton (22 September 2011). Tough Calls: Making the right decisions in challenging times. Random House. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-4464-7304-7.

[BBC_News-5] "Digital boss Martha Lane Fox joins House of Lords". BBC News. 26 March 2013.

[6] "Martha Lane Fox appointed as Chancellor of The Open University". .open.ac.uk. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.

[thedrum.com-7] "Martha Lane Fox named most influential woman in digital over the last 25 years". The Drum. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.

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The Right Honourable The Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho CBE HonFREng
Lane Fox in 2013

Chancellor of the Open University
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 March 2014
Preceded by	The Lord Puttnam
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
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)
Parent	Robin Lane Fox (father)
Alma mater	Magdalen College, Oxford
Occupation	Entrepreneur, life peer