Sophie Brendel is the founder of Sophie Brendel Consulting, a global strategic consultancy for arts, culture, heritage and conservation that specialises in building strategy, profile, audience and impact.
Sophie is also the MD of Thornfalcon Winery & Press in Somerset, UK – a sustainable small estate that creates naturally inventive, vibrant flavours pressed fresh from the land, by hand, and artfully crafted experiences and escapes immersed in nature.
Up until mid-2024, Sophie was the Director of Audiences, Commercial and Digital at the V&A, responsible for building the V&A’s reach, brand, digital transformation and commercial income across the V&A’s expanding family of museums.
Prior to joining the V&A, Sophie worked in a number of senior leadership roles at the BBC and Thomson Reuters in the UK and USA. Sophie sits on a number of Boards and Advisory Boards, including the Bristol Old Vic and Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration, and is also a regular industry speaker and awards judge.