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Vanessa Brady (born 20th October 1959 in Dorset) is the President of the Society of British Interior Design, Interior Design Services (IDS) and owns nine other business interests, IDS Construction, A property consultancy agency, a commercial and a residential property portfolio and a finance advisory business. She was the Finance Director of an international security destination advising government and high net worth investments, a Consultant to international hotel chain Sheraton Hotels, privately owned boutique hotels such as world famous Las Dunas Hotel and several London and Paris hotels. She has been the lead interior design professional to several Royal Families across the world, a Prime Minister and acted as a business value consultant to several global corporations. She is the founder of SBID She was educated in UK and USA earning an MBA in business, strategy and finance at Columbus University.

[Biography] She is the middle daughter of three girls, her father was an Engineer her mother studied fashion at Barrett Street London before marriage. Educated by nuns in a catholic upbringing her father was a Knight of the Church. She was responsible for creating the Business plan to create security for in-house property design to Metropolitan Police Head of Special Branch Richard Clarke in 1996. As a designer she has completed work at Hard Rock Café in London, the Design Council in London, UAE Military Attaché Building London, bars, clubs, restaurants and high end residential property. She has acted as a design and business consultant to the Main Board of a large property estate in London. She is a active campaigner for business standards and supports interior design as a profession representing the industry at the House of Commons lobby group for SME. She is often quoted on business and design in the national press and is regarded as a leader with integrity who speaks her mind.

[Personal life] She is married to Anthony Engleman businessman and they have one daughter, Lavinia-Jayne. She still has a home in Dorset but resides at the family home in Belgravia London.

[Awards] She has won the Best Uk Designer by Daily Mail in 2007, Best Practice, procurement and design Master Builders award, Best design and build in 2009 by building federation Uk and Business Leader Awards USA. She was recently shortlisted for woman’s business leader in the city by Barclays Wealth (updated 2010).