I'm a long-time journalist who never did like to specialise, as I have too many areas of interest in a fast-changing world. I am an independent writer/editor/consultant and a regular contributor to the Financial Times. I love doing interviews - taking someone's pulse and listening hard to uncover what makes them tick. My independent blog around the boardroom 'Board Talk' is on my website, http://www.dinamedland.com, as is a portfolio of work and contact details. I have been a Special Consultant to Laura d'Andrea Tyson, then Dean of London Business School, and have worked as a headhunter in London at senior levels in ICT and for boardrooms, and so have 'inside knowledge' of recruitment. I spent almost three years on the Cambridge University Alumni Advisory Board. Born in India, I grew up in Washington, DC and have been steeped in politics from a very young age. I was recently shortlisted for the Asian Women of Achievement Award (Media ) and for the Thinkers50 ranking on the basis of the writing on my website.