Caroline Corby


Caroline Corby is the chairperson of the Parole Board for England and Wales. She succeeded Nick Hardwick in 2018. She has held a variety of other public appointments and has written six novels for children in the Before They Were Famous series.

Early life

Caroline Corby was born in January 1965. She has a degree in mathematics and statistics..

Career

Corby's early career was in private equity in the City of London. She left that to raise her three daughters and began to write children's fiction. She has had six books published in the Before They Were Famous series based on historical figures such as Cleopatra, Boudica, and William the Conqueror.
She became involved with the parole service in 2007 and joined the Parole Board's management committee in 2015. She succeeded Nick Hardwick as chairperson of the Parole Board for England and Wales in 2018.
She also works for the Criminal Cases Review Commission and has been a magistrate.

Selected publications