Rishi Coupland
Director of Research and Industry Innovation at BFI
Rishi Coupland
Director of Research and Industry Innovation at BFI
Rishi Coupland is a UK-based strategist and leader with over twenty years’ experience in delivering research, innovation and strategic programmes. He is Director of Research and Industry Innovation at the British Film Institute, where he leads the Research and Statistics Unit, and Director of Insight at the CoSTAR Foresight Lab. Prior to this, he held the roles of Head of Data Intelligence at the National Theatre, where he launched and lead the sector flagship Data Studio, and Senior Producer (Buzz-erk Productions). Rishi began his career as a technologist and engineer with multinational companies in locations across the UK and Europe. In 2017 Rishi was awarded a Clore Fellowship for Leadership in Arts and Culture.
