WG 1: Risk Assessment Co-leader 
Professor
University of Leicester 

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Dr Bosher is a Professor of Risk, with specific expertise in Disaster Risk Management (DRM). He is an experienced researcher that has developed a portfolio of projects (totalling over £6m) related to DRM and the inter-disciplinary integration of proactive risk management strategies into the decision-making processes of key stakeholders. Lee’s recent research projects have been undertaken in the UK, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Philippines, and across Europe. Lee’s books include ‘Disaster Risk Reduction for the Built Environment (2017), ‘Hazards and the Built Environment’ (2008) and ‘Social and institutional elements of disaster vulnerability in India’ (2007). Lee is currently the Associate Dean of Research Excellence in the School of Business and he is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.  During this free-time, Lee is a volunteer turnstile operator at his local non-league football team, AFC Quorn.