Judy Gibbons has over 25 years experience in the computer industry with a focus on software, digital media, online advertising & Consumer Internet. She currently serves as CEO of Mippin, serves on the board of Autoquake and is a board advisor to WeeWorld.
Before joining Accel, Judy was Corporate Vice President of MSN Global Sales and Marketing at Microsoft managing the business across 40 markets worldwide. She joined Microsoft in 1994 to launch MSN in the UK and went on to manage MSN Europe. Later she ran MSN International additionally covering South America, Asia Pacific and Japan and then MSN Worldwide including US Sales & Marketing. Judy also serves on the board of the Guardian Media Group and was previously on the board of 02, the European mobile network operator, until its purchase by Telefonica.
Prior to Microsoft Judy held various product development and marketing positions at Hewlett Packard, where she spent two years in Silicon Valley, and at Apple Computer where she was involved in the company’s early work in interactive multimedia and the Apple Newton PDA.
Judy has been ranked among the top 20 most influential European business women by the Wall Street Journal Europe for two successive years, as one of Time magazine’s five "People to Watch in International Business" and received the Women’s Leadership Award at Microsoft.
Judy holds an honors degree in Engineering and has undertaken executive education programs at Harvard Business School and London Business School.
