Judith Woodworth

Judith Woodworth, Chair of the RIAM Governing Body, has more than 35 years’ experience at senior level in the arts and entertainment sector in London and Dublin. She served as Director and CEO of the National Concert Hall from 1993 to 2010, where she established it as one of Europe’s leading concert venues. Following her retirement, she was appointed by the Government to The Arts Council and as chair of St Patrick’s Festival.

Judith was a governor of The Irish Times from 2002–2012 and was formerly a trustee and chair of the Alfred Beit Foundation, which owns and manages Russborough House. She has served two terms as a member of the Governing Authority of the University of Limerick and is chair of the University Concert Hall board.

Judith is a History & Political Science graduate of Trinity College Dublin. In 2016 she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where she studied piano with the late Rhona Marshall.