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Theresa Roberts was born in Black River, Jamaica where her business career started by selling mangoes at the roadside.

Theresa came to London aged 8 and started investing in property soon after leaving school and starting work. Today she retains a significant property portfolio mainly in prime Central London.

In 2000 Theresa began collecting art and subsequently began promoting Jamaican visual arts worldwide. Theresa also promotes Jamaican Art in the UK and supports several charities (in recent years in particular she has been closely involved with The Royal Drawing School). Support for Jamaican artists has now become her main passion but she continues to be involved in various UK arts projects including DRIFT (which involves the installation of visual arts in the River Thames), and the New Hall Cambridge art collection (which is the largest collection of women's art in Europe). In 2007 Theresa was Co-chair of the Development Council for the establishment of the International Slavery Museum of Liverpool in the UK.

Theresa designed and built her Jamaican home, Hanover Grange, which was completed in 2010.

In 2014 Theresa launched Jamaica Patty Co at 26 New Row, Covent Garden with the aim of creating a chain of branded contemporary Jamaican food outlets in the UK. This has since expanded with a store in London’s square mile with further premises planned.