萊思禮是執業會計師，並在自己於1976年創立的伊恩萊思禮公司(Ian Riseley & Co.)擔任負責人。在創業之前，他曾於大型會計事務所及企業的審計及管理諮詢部門任職。
萊思禮於1978年加入扶輪成為社員，也是目前所屬扶輪社的創社社員。他在國際扶輪擔任過財務、理事，以及許多國際扶輪及扶輪基金會委員會的委員及主委。他最近的職務是扶輪基金會保管委員及2016(韓國)國際年會委員會共同主委。
萊思禮曾任公私立學校的理事會成員、山德林罕市社區顧問團成員，以及波馬利斯海童軍聯團 (Beaumaris Sea Scouts Group)團長。他過去是Langi-Taan 滑雪俱樂部會長，目前仍是許多慈善機 構的榮譽監事或顧問。
他曾獲得澳大利亞政府頒發「澳洲援外和平締造者獎」(AusAID Peacebuilder Award)，以表彰他在東帝汶的傑出表現；亦曾獲頒「澳大利亞勳章」 (Medal of the Order of Australia)，以肯定他對澳大利亞社會的卓越服務；並榮獲扶輪基金會的「無小兒麻痹世界地域服務獎」(Regional Service Award for a Polio-Free World)。
他的夫人是前地區總監茱麗葉Juliet，夫婦兩人都是扶輪基金會巨金捐獻人和遺贈會會員。他們有2個孩子和4個孫子。萊思禮和茱麗葉住在穆露達克(Moorooduc)，在7公頃的土地上實踐永續及有機生活的樂活哲學。
Ian H.S. Riseley is a chartered accountant and principal of Ian Riseley and Co., a firm he established in 1976. Prior to starting his own firm, he worked in the audit and management consulting divisions of large accounting firms and corporations.
A Rotarian since 1978, Riseley has served as treasurer, director, Foundation trustee, and member and chair of numerous RI and Foundation committees.
Riseley has been a member of the boards of both a private and a public school, a member of the Community Advisory Group for the City of Sandringham, and president of Beaumaris Sea Scouts Group. He has been president of Langi-Taan Ski Club as well as honorary auditor or adviser for a number of charitable organizations.
Riseley’s honors include the AusAID Peacebuilder Award from the Australian government in recognition of his work in East Timor, the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the Australian community, and the Regional Service Award for a Polio-Free World from The Rotary Foundation.
He and his wife, Juliet, a past district governor, are Major Donors and Bequest Society members of The Rotary Foundation. They live on seven hectares at Moorooduc, where they practice their personal philosophy of sustainable and organic living. They have two children and four grandchildren.