Paul Lincoln has worked in public health at local, national and international levels in the public and third sector for over 31 years. He is currently Chief Executive of the National Heart Forum, which is an UK alliance of national chronic disease charities, professional, health, social policy and consumer organisations focusing on the primary prevention of coronary heart disease and avoidable linked conditions.

He is an adviser to the WHO and other international organisations on public health. He is also a member of numerous Government expert public health advisory groups. He is also the chair of the South London NHS Health Innovations and Education consortium. He was a Director at the Health Education Authority and has worked in public health in the NHS and been an educational adviser, teacher and researcher.

He was awarded an OBE in the 2008 New Year honours list for services to healthcare and is a fellow of the Faculty of Public Health and honorary member of the Royal College of Physicians and the Association of Directors of Public Health.