Prior to NACD, Judy worked for two decades at Heidrick & Struggles, a leading global executive search firm where she joined the Office of the President and CEO and the Director Practice. She worked closely with organizations in fields ranging from manufacturing and utilities to financial institutions and tech firms, recruiting C-suite, senior management and directors for corporate boards. For seven years before Heidrick & Struggles, she was an independent search consultant in Boston.

Judy has been elected multiple times to the Brookline, MA town meeting and she served on the advisory/finance committees as well as on the Park and Recreation Commission. She was also elected five times to the board of governors of the Longwood Cricket Club and was the President of the Badminton and Tennis club. In addition, she serves on the advisory council of The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C.

Judy has earned multiple no. 1 rankings as a senior women’s tennis player. She competes in US Tennis Association tournaments, has won four national championships, and has represented the US in international competitions. In 2013, she was inducted into the New England Tennis Hall of Fame and the Wheaton College Yowell Athletic Hall of Fame.

Judy holds a Master’s degree in Education from Boston University and a Bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College in Massachusetts.