Gail Ronson

Dame Gail Ronson, Lady Ronson, DBE (born 3 July 1946) is a British charity fundraiser, and the wife of businessman Sir Gerald Ronson whom she married when she was 21 years old.^[1] She has four children – Lisa, Amanda, Nicole, and Hayley ^[2] – and nine grandchildren.^[1][3] She is also an aunt by marriage to Mark, Samantha and Charlotte Ronson.

A former model, Gail Ronson has contributed and supported a number of charitable organisations, including:

• Roundhouse Trust, fundraiser^[4]
• Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), President 2012
• Jewish Care (formerly the Jewish Welfare Board), former board member^[1]

Damehood and charitable activity

In the early years of her marriage, she became involved in charity work, handing out meals on wheels to elderly Jewish people.^[1] She later took part in charitable fund-raising initiatives: her first big project was the 125th anniversary of Jewish Care, in 1983, which was attended by Prince Charles and Princess Diana.^[1]

Gail Ronson was honoured for philanthropy and as a donor, especially to Jewish Care and the Royal Opera House.^[5] She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE), in the 2004 New Year's Honours List.^[6]