Ben Summerskill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ben Summerskill

British activist

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1961

Place of Birth: Kent, England, United Kingdom

Profession: businessperson, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ben Jeffrey Peter Summerskill (born 6 October 1961 in Kent) is Chair of The Silver Line and Director of the Criminal Justice Alliance, a consortium of 135 charities working across the GB criminal justice pathway.
He was the Chief Executive of the UK-based lesbian, gay and bisexual equality organisation Stonewall, the largest gay equality body in Europe, from 2003 to 2014.
He has a twin sister, Clare, who is a performer.
He has also worked as a businessman and journalist.
Ben Summerskill is an occasional contributor to The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, The Observer, The Times, Time Out and other publications.
In 2015 he won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the British LGBT Awards In 2017, he was appointed by the UK government to the Council (Board) of ACAS, the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
He was first appointed a trustee of the Silver Line in 2017.