Judith Fox graduated in Economics and Sociology from the London School of Economics. She has worked as a social researcher, as an economist and analyst of the construction industry, and edited a specialist economics magazine. Her voluntary work has covered the welfare of learning disabled people, a hospital for geriatric and psychiatric care, and she currently chairs Islington's standing Advisory Council for Religious Education, which advises the local authority on RE, and is an active member of Islington Faiths Forum. She has also been a member of the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

She also is an executive and personal coach, specialising in helping professional people to achieve their highest potential.