[2][3] Educated at Pangbourne College,[4] Copinger-Symes went up to the University of Warwick, as a cadetship officer.

[7] He became commander of the 1st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Brigade in April 2014 and Assistant Chief of Staff (Operations) at Army Headquarters in June 2016.

[11] Copinger-Symes was appointed an Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2025 New Year Honours.

[12] As Assistant Colonel Commandant since 2019 (promoted Colonel Commandant in 2023),[13][14] Copinger-Symes was present at Windsor Castle in 2020 to offer the salute to the outgoing Colonel-in-Chief of The Rifles, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

[15] Copinger-Symes serves on the Advisory Board of "Nimbus Ninety", the community for disruptive business and technology leaders, since 2018.