Dr Lesley Rushton was appointed chair of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) on 1 April 2018.

She is Emeritus Reader in Occupational Epidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Imperial College London. Her expertise is in epidemiological and statistical research investigating environmental and occupational causes of ill health. She has over 30 years’ experience in the fields of occupational, environmental and public health.

She has been a member of several committees including:

• an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine and a Member of its Academic Forum
• a chartered statistician with the Institute of Statisticians
• on the UK Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC)
• on the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Science, Engineering and Environmental Assurance Committee
• on the International Congress on Occupational Health Working Group on Occupational Cancer