Martha Lane Fox — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as President of the British Chambers of Commerce since 2022.
Co-founded Last Minute, an online travel and gift business, in 1998.
Served as the UK's Digital Champion from 2009 to 2013, helping create the Government Digital Service and launch gov.uk.
Holds Non Executive Director positions at British Airways, Chanel, Multiverse, and WeTransfer.
A Crossbench member of the House of Lords since 2013 and Chancellor of the Open University since 2014.
Holds a BA in Ancient and Modern History from the University of Oxford.

Biography

Martha Lane Fox is a British businesswoman, philanthropist, and public servant. She co-founded Last Minute, an online travel and gift business, with Brent Hoberman in 1998 during the dotcom boom. She stepped down as managing director in 2003, and Last Minute was subsequently acquired by Sabre Holdings in 2005. Following her departure, she teamed up with Nick Thistleton to launch the karaoke company Lucky Voice.