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Martha Lane Fox was born on 10 February, 1973 in London, England, is a British businesswoman (born 1973); member of the House of Lords. Discover Martha Lane Fox's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?

Popular As Martha Lane Fox
Occupation Entrepreneur, life peer
Age 51 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 10 February, 1973
Birthday 10 February
Birthplace London, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1973

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

1998

In 1998, Lane Fox and Hoberman founded Last Minute, an online travel and gift business.

2000

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.

2003

She stepped down as managing director in 2003.

2005

Last Minute was bought by Sabre Holdings in 2005.

Following her departure from Last Minute, Lane Fox was tipped to take over day-to-day operations at Selfridges but was involved in a car accident before she could assume that role.

At the suggestion of advertising executive Julian Douglas, Fox teamed up with Nick Thistleton to launch karaoke company Lucky Voice.

2007

In 2007, Lane Fox joined the board of Marks & Spencer.

In 2007, she founded Antigone, a grant-making trust to support charities based in the United Kingdom.

She is a patron of Reprieve, a legal action charity, and CAMFED, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty, HIV, and AIDS in rural Africa through an emphasis on education of young women.

She is also patron of the charity Just for Kids Law, which supports children and young people in London, as well as fighting for wider reform on behalf of young people across the UK.

When the telecommunications company Orange withdrew its longstanding support for the Orange Prize, Lane Fox was one of several benefactors, along with Cherie Blair and Joanna Trollope, who offered to sustain the contest until another major sponsor could be found.

2009

From 2009 to 2013, she was the Digital Champion for the UK and helped to create the Government Digital Service – this team launched gov.uk, and was given the task of spearheading a two-year campaign to improve computer literacy.

The following year she was assigned to establish the Digital Public Services Unit within the Cabinet Office.

and invited to sit on the Cabinet Office Efficiency and Reform Board.

The following month Lane Fox was honoured by David Cameron for her "Manifesto for a Networked Nation", a challenge to increase British internet engagement.

2013

She entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher on 26 March 2013, becoming its youngest female member; she was appointed Chancellor of the Open University on 12 March 2014.

She resigned from her position as Digital Champion in late 2013.

She entered the House of Lords as a crossbencher on 26 March 2013, becoming its youngest female member.

In her maiden speech, she addressed the need for digital literacy in all sectors of the economy.

That same year the Open University appointed her Chancellor.

Lane Fox was appointed Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for "services to the digital economy and charity".

In February 2013 she was assessed to be one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.

In the same month it was announced that she was to be created a life peer to sit as a crossbencher in the House of Lords.

She was also recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2013.

On 25 March 2013, she was created a Life Peer as Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, of Soho in the City of Westminster, and was introduced in the House of Lords the next day.

2014

In the run-up to the Scottish independence referendum of 2014, Lane Fox signed an open letter opposing Scottish independence.

2016

She joined the board of social network Twitter in June 2016.

2017

In 2017, Lady Lane-Fox was appointed a member of the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy.

2018

In 2018, she was appointed Non-Executive Director of Chanel as well as Donmar Warehouse and a Trustee of the Queen's Commonwealth Trust.

Lane Fox continues to be a Patron of AbilityNet, Reprieve, Camfed and Just for Kids Law.

2019

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.

Born in London, Lane Fox is the daughter of academic and gardening writer Robin Lane Fox, the scion of an English landed gentry family seated at Bramham Park.

She was educated at Oxford High School, an all-girls private school in Oxford, and at Westminster School, a public school in London with a mixed-sex sixth form.

She read Ancient and Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford, and graduated with a lower second class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree; as per tradition, her BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree.

Lane Fox joined information technology and media consulting firm Spectrum, where she met Brent Hoberman.

2020

In 2020, Lane Fox was appointed to the board of directors of the company WeTransfer.

Lady Lane-Fox is an advocate for such causes as human rights, women's rights, and social justice.