Dalrymple has said of Wade-Gery: “Stories of her feats of endurance were common currency; if half of them were true, she had by the age of 21 made Freya Stark look like a dilettante.
When travelling with her I could never decide whether she reminded me more of Boadicea or Joyce Grenfell ..."[4][5] After working at Gemini Consulting and Kleinwort Benson, Wade-Gery joined Tesco in 1997 and rose to become chief executive of its online business.
[3][6] She is also a member of the British Government's Digital Advisory Board,[7] a trustee of the Royal Opera House, and a director of Snape Maltings Trading Limited.
The resulting merger projected a 40% reduction in headcount at a time that care services were under pressure from the aftermath of the pandemic response.
Wade-Gery as of January 2023 held Executive Director positions for the British Land Company plc and directorships including Britten Pears Arts (Suffolk) and Legal and General Group.