Jo Judge

Jo Judge currently serves as the Chief Executive at the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) since February 2021, following a tenure as CEO of the National Biodiversity Network from May 2016 to February 2021. Prior to this, Jo Judge held the position of Wildlife Biologist at the Animal and Plant Health Agency from August 2006 to May 2016, where responsibilities included providing scientific and technical advice on significant government policies and managing scientific research projects with budgets up to £1 million. Jo Judge’s career commenced as a Wildlife Management Adviser at Defra and as a Research Assistant at the Central Science Laboratory. An academic background includes a Ph.D. in Wildlife Disease Ecology and a Master in Research from the University of York, complemented by a Bachelor's Degree in Zoology from the University of Surrey, Roehampton.