Jude Cross

Trustee

Jude Cross

Jude has worked in the field of housing and homelessness for over 20 years, gaining a wealth of experience in designing, delivering and commissioning services to support those in need of accommodation and support

Currently Director of Customer Strategy at Orbit Group, Jude is responsible for strategy development and delivery alongside change and transformation activity across Orbits portfolio of 47,000 properties nationwide. This includes social, affordable and market rent properties as well as shared ownership and leasehold. She is responsible for providing strategic leadership within the Customer Directorate to include customer facing and non customer facing activity and customer experience.
Jude is an expert in delivery of care and supported housing services, with over 26 years working within a housing, health and social care environment. She has previously worked in senior roles at A2Dominion, MTVH and Peabody.
Jude was recently has an Executive MBA from Henley Business School and is Non Executive Director at Hightown Housing Association serving on the main board alongside both the Operations and Nominations and Renumerations Committee as Care and Support lead.