Paul Leinster

Paul Leinster is Professor of Environmental Assessment in the Centre for Environment and Agricultural Informatics at Cranfield University. In 2008 he was awarded the CBE. He had a working career involving posts at BP and Smith Kline Beecham before joining the Environment Agency as director of operations in 1998, later becoming its chief executive in 2008.

He joined Cranfield University in 2015 and is also chair of bpha