Susie Hargreaves OBE

Susie Hargreaves OBE

Chief Executive

Susie joined the Internet Watch Foundation in September 2011 as Chief Executive. She has worked in the charity sector for more than 35 years in a range of senior positions.

Susie is an experienced presenter and conference chair at events around the globe. As the lead spokesperson for the IWF, she regularly appears in the national media and on TV and has participated as a speaker in debates in both the Cambridge and Durham Unions.

She has represented the IWF in high level political discussions across the world including the UK Houses of Parliament, the African Union, the Vatican, the White House, the EU and most recently the Japanese Parliament.

Susie sits on a number of boards and groups, including:

Susie represented the IWF as a Core Participant on the internet part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). She was a founding member of the WePROTECT Global Alliance International Advisory Board;  a Commissioner for the Centre for Social Justice’s investigation into Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA);  a member of the External Reference Group for Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMRICFS) Online CSAE inspection and has also served as an expert advisor to UNICEF.

Susie is a Clore Leadership Fellow. She was a finalist for a European Woman of Achievement Award; PA Magazine’s Best Boss of 2014; Executive of the Year 2017 in the ISPA Awards and a finalist in the European CEO Awards 2018. Susie was a finalist in the Inspiring Women Awards UK 2023 and Woman in IT Awards 2024 - Tech For Good Award.

Susie was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2016 for ‘Services to Child Online Safety’ and in 2023 was appointed as an Honorary Member of the NSPCC Council.