Andy Green trained as an urban planner and became an urban regeneration specialist, for many years focused on the physical and economic regeneration of Liverpool and its city centre. He subsequently became Head of Investor Development for Liverpool’s economic development company, Liverpool Vision, where his specific activities included the development of Liverpool’s international positioning, supporting the delivery of Liverpool’s presence at the Shanghai World Expo and - with Liverpool’s HE institutions- the development of Liverpool’s Knowledge Economy offer. His skills and experience include:
- research and analysis
- development and implementation of strategies
- management of programmes
- management of change.
- management of people and meetings.
Andy has worked in and with the Chinese community both in a professional and a voluntary basis since the mid 1980’s. From 1984 until 2009 he was a member of the management committee of Liverpool City Council’s Chinese community centre, The Pagoda, and, along with the late Lord Dr Michael Chan he was an initial subscriber to the formation of the Merseyside Chinese Community Development Association (subsequently Chinese Wellbeing) as a social business and a charity.
He is married to fellow trustee Polly Green.