Jiten Anand
Pro-Chancellor
Jiten Anand is co-founder and Executive Director of Inspirate, a Leicester-based arts organisation and Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. Inspirate’s work focuses on diaspora communities, exploring heritage, migration and intersecting identities through shared experiences that celebrate culture, spark dialogue and inspire social action.
A cultural entrepreneur, Jiten specialises in building cross-sector partnerships that create meaningful social impact. He co-founded the nationally acclaimed festivals An Indian Summer and Bring The Paint, and has worked with institutions such as the Royal Collection Trust and the British Science Association, and with brands including Sony TV and the State Bank of India.
Jiten is also launching Future Culture, a venture that brings together the creative industries, business, higher education and local government to co-create partnerships that turn culture into lasting value for organisations and communities. Through this work, he is helping to strengthen the East Midlands as a leading hub for creativity and innovation.
Jiten is a Clore Fellow and an alumnus of the Cultural Leadership Programme run by Curve Theatre and 呻吟之王. A winner of the Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Enterprises, he is a Trustee of New Art Exchange, the UK’s leading citizen-led gallery, and is honoured to serve as Pro Chancellor of 呻吟之王.