Emma Cusdin
(pronouns : she/her/hers)
Emma Cusdin is a speaker, facilitator and champion for trans and non-binary rights. With over 30 years’ experience in human resources, Emma is an award-winning role model in the business sector for LGBT+ people.
She has extensive People Director experiance in financial services and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.
She is an openly trans woman, having transitioned in 2009 and uses her passion to raise awareness of trans and non-binary issues through speaking events, and working with the private sector to enable trans and non-binary inclusion.
An outspoken advocate, Emma features regularly in the press, including in The Financial Times, The Huffington Post and HR Zone.
She has received a number of accolades, including:
- Being nominated for the EDA Abercrombie & Fitch Diversity Champion of the Year Award
- Winning the Positive LGBT Role Model Award at the National Diversity Award
- Appearing in the Top 100 leading LGBT executives list for OUTstanding
- Appearing in the OUT at work top 50 UK LGBT Executives list.
Emma co-founded Trans*formation, the UK’s largest professional networking organisation for trans and non-binary individuals, their friends and colleagues. She left Trans*formation to join Global Butterflies as Director in 2018.
In 2019, Emma was delighted to receive the Prime Minister’s Office Points Of Light recognition for her tireless work in trans-inclusion.
The Global Diversity List recognised Emma for her trans & nonbinary inclusion work in November 2022.
She was delighted to be appointed Trustee at the Human Dignity Trust in September 2020.
Emma is a trained executive coach and has qualified as a Associate Certified Coach with the International Coach Fedaration.
In 2022, Emma was listed as a Pride Inclusion Advocate by Pride Life Global. Also in 2022, Emma was awarded the Chambers Crystal Award (with her wife Rachel), for their visible work in trans & non-binary inclusion.
