Lesley Shand holds a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from the University of Stellenbosch with a post graduate diploma in Health Leadership from the University of Cape Town.
As a dietician she has worked in both the public and private sector. In the public sector she has more than 25 years’ experience in the Department of Health and Wellness firstly in a clinical role as a dietician, followed by many years in the data and information management environment.
She is currently the Director of Health Intelligence where she is responsible for all things data for the department including the PHDC and Business Intelligence, Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance, Research and Impact Evaluation, Information Management and Data Governance, Records Management and Health Economics.
