Richard Siow earned his BSc in nutrition and PhD in cardiovascular physiology from King's College London, followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge. He is now Director of Ageing Research at King's (ARK), leading a multidisciplinary consortium on ageing mechanisms, health-span improvement, and socio-economic impacts of ageing. His work in preventive medicine has resulted in extensive research publications, leadership roles, including Honorary Secretary General of the European Society for Preventive Medicine, and academic appointments as Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford and former visiting academic at the University of Zurich. Professor Siow previously served as Vice-Dean (International) for King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine while maintaining an active research program that bridges basic cardiovascular physiology with translational ageing studies.  His research topics mainly include ageing biology, cardiovascular health, nutritional science, preventive medicine strategies, and population health approaches to longevity.