Richard Batty

Senior Researcher

Richard is an experienced consultant with a background in global health, research funding, and technology. Prior to joining Prospira, he was a Senior Researcher at Science Practice, where he provided strategic advice to research and innovation funders, especially in global mental health.

He has contributed to funder strategy in a range of domains, including prize design, lived experience involvement, digital mental health, pain research, and educational technology.

Earlier in his career, he worked at 80,000 Hours, where he developed research-based advice to help ambitious graduates enter socially-impactful careers. He has also worked as a software developer for several tech startups. He holds a degree in Human Sciences from the University of Oxford.

Richard is passionate about accelerating progress on mental health research and financing, advises a number of global funders in this area.