Danny RutaBorn in London to Italian parents, Danny graduated from Westminster Medical School in 1985. After several years in clinical medicine, Danny pursued an academic public health career in Scotland. His research interests included measuring patient health status and quality of life. His 'Patient Generated Index' of quality of life is used to measure medical outcomes in patients with cancer and other health conditions in many countries around the world.In 2006 he became the Director of Public Health (DPH) for Newcastle upon Tyne where he first began work on tackling childhood obesity. In 2010 he returned to London as the DPH for the London Borough of Lewisham, and the London public health lead on obesity, where he was a founding member of the London Mayor's Child Obesity Task Force.Danny was instrumental in introducing the 'Daily Mile' to London primary schools, with tens of thousands of children still running a mile every day. He worked with the Jamie Oliver Foundation to design and implement Jamie's nationwide Sugar Smart campaign.After retiring as a DPH in 2019, Danny spent several years as the Artificial Intelligence lead at Guy's Cancer Centre, using his academic skills to evaluate AI in cancer care.Danny returned to Scotland to be closer to his son in 2022, and now lives in Aberdeenshire with Fiorino, his Chesapeake Bay Retriever. He still works part time in public health, when he's not walking the highlands, writing, and indulging in his lifelong passion of film animation ... and yes, he loves classic Disney movies! Read More Read Less