Barbara, Lady Judge
| Barbara Thomas Judge | |
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Judge in 2011
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| Born |
Barbara Sue Singer 28 December 1946 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | London, England, UK |
| Nationality | UK/USA |
| Alma mater |
University of Pennsylvania (BA) New York University (JD) |
| Occupation | Lawyer and businesswoman |
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| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Jules and Marcia Singer |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
University of Pennsylvania (BA)
Barbara Thomas, Lady Judge, CBE (née Barbara Sue Singer; born 28 December 1946 in New York City), known before as Barbara Singer Thomas, is an American-British lawyer and businesswoman, based in London with dual US/UK citizenship.
She is the first female Chairman of the Institute of Directors, Chairman Emeritus of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA), the Chairman-elect of the United Kingdom's fraud prevention service CIFAS, a former Chairman of the Pension Protection Fund and a UK Business Ambassador on behalf of UK Trade & Investment. She is also a trustee of several cultural and charitable institutions, including the Royal Academy of Arts and Dementia UK.
She is married to Sir Paul Judge and has a son from her marriage to Allen L. Thomas, an American lawyer. She is one of the UK's most prominent business executives, featuring in power lists compiled by Management Today, Debrett's and BBC Radio Four's Woman's Hour, the latter describing her as "one of the best-connected women in Britain".
Barbara Sue Singer was born on 28 December 1946 at Doctor's Hospital in Manhattan, New York City. Singer's father owned a small business; her mother Marcia Singer was associate dean of students at New York Institute of Technology. Singer grew up in Saddle Rock, New York.
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