Susie Green

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Susie Green
BornDecember 1957 (1957-12) (age 66) [1]
OccupationFormer CEO of Mermaids [2]
Children4 [3]

Susie Green (born December 1957) is the former chief executive officer of Mermaids, a British advocacy organisation for gender variant and transgender youth. [4] She stepped down unexpectedly on 25 November 2022 after six years of service. [2] [5]

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Career

Green worked as an IT manager for Citizens Advice [6] from 2002 to 2015 prior to her appointment as CEO of Mermaids in 2016. [7] She stepped down as CEO in November 2022. [2] Green worked with the actors and producers on a 2018 comedy drama by ITV, advising on the script and introducing them to some of the young people and parents she helps. [8] She is involved with the WPATH on the children’s chapter that deals with children up to adolescence. [9]

Personal life

Green lives in Yorkshire. She has four adult children, including twins, with her husband Tim. In 2017, Green presented a Ted Talk discussing the journey to get gender-affirming surgery for her eldest child at age 16 in Thailand. [3] [10] Green met members of the British royal family at an event to acknowledge the contribution of those working in the mental health sector in the U.K. [11]

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