After graduating from Simmons College in 1973, Ms. Fudge worked in human resources for GE until entering Harvard University, where she obtained an MBA in 1977. She then held marketing positions at General Mills until joining General Foods in 1986, where she was appointed executive vice president in 1991. In 1994, she was named president of Kraft General Foods' Maxwell House Coffee Company, and in 1995, executive vice president of Kraft Foods, Inc. She became president of Kraft's Maxwell House and Post coffee and cereal division in 1997. Ms. Fudge is a director of Honeywell International Inc., Liz Claiborne, Inc. and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.