Benita Cox is a Senior Tutor in Imperial College Business School. For many years she has served in various pastoral care roles both in the College and in the Business School. She feels passionately about the care and support of students and the principles of equality, diversity and inclusivity.

She holds a doctorate in Artificial Intelligence and an MSc in Management Science from Imperial College and has extensive experience teaching courses on Informatics at the Imperial College Business School.

Benita's research interests have focussed on the role of information systems in healthcare delivery, in particular, the impact of information and communicating technologies on healthcare practice. She has published widely in this area, giving invited talks to international audiences and appearing both in the Press and on TV.

Her work on the Impact of the Internet on the Doctor-Patient Relationship is particularly well known. She has consulted extensively in a number of industries, including pharmaceuticals.