High Sheriff of Tyne & Wear
Jo Curry MBE, DL is the High Sheriff of Tyne & Wear (2025/26) and Chief Executive of the Sir James Knott Trust, which awards over £3 million annually to charities across the region. She also helped establish the Virgin Money Foundation, which has donated more than £13 million to good causes since 2015. Jo has held senior voluntary sector leadership roles, including Deputy Chair and Vice Chair of the Community Foundation, and previously led VONNE, supporting charities and social enterprises across the North East. A former solicitor, she has a strong background in advocacy and community justice. As High Sheriff, she has established a scholarship fund for law students from disadvantaged backgrounds at Northumbria University.
