Ann Limb

Ann Limb CBE, DL (born 1953) is a British educationalist, business leader and charity chair. In September 2015, she became the first woman to be elected as Chair of The Scout Association since the movement was founded by Robert Baden Powell in 1907. She is also chair of the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP); is leading the bid for Milton Keynes to be European Capital of Culture in 2023; and has held various other posts in public life.

In 1998 she founded the Helena Kennedy Foundation, which supports students from further and adult education progressing into higher education.

She was born in Moss Side, Manchester, the daughter of a butcher, and studied at the University of Liverpool. She is now based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

In 2016, she appeared on BBC Radio 4's Great Lives, nominating George Fox, founder of the Quakers.