Reg Green is the father of Nicholas Green, a seven-year-old California boy who was shot and killed in Italy in a botched robbery in 1994. The decision by Reg and his wife, Maggie, to donate his organs led to a threefold increase in organ donation in Italy and a worldwide increase in awareness of the need for donors. Their story inspired the movie “Nicholas’ Gift,” starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Alan Bates.

Through The Nicholas Green Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the cause of organ and tissue donation worldwide, the Greens have campaigned internationally, producing documentaries, writing articles and speaking to donor families, healthcare professionals, government officials and the public about the profound impact that one person's decision to donate can have on families, communities, and even history.

Green, who was born in Britain, is a journalist and has written two books, “The Nicholas Effect” and “The Gift that Heals.”