Dame Sharon Michele White, Lady Chote, DBE (born 21 April 1967) is a British businesswoman who served as the sixth Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, having previously held a variety of roles in the Civil Service.

She was the chief executive of the British media regulator Ofcom from March 2015 to November 2019,[1] and was second permanent secretary at HM Treasury from 2013 to 2015.

[5] She was director general for public spending at the Treasury from 2012 to 2013,[7] and then replaced Tom Scholar as second permanent secretary in 2013.

[16] In June 2019, it was announced that White would be stepping down from her role at Ofcom to replace Sir Charlie Mayfield as the sixth chairman of the John Lewis Partnership.

[17] White was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for public service.