Deborah Meaden joined the UK television series Dragons' Den in 2006 and became known for her property investments.
Meaden is an English businesswoman whose career included operating and investing in leisure, retail and property ventures. Her direct, commercially focused questioning made her one of the programme's most recognisable investors.
She was not part of the original panel at the programme's 2005 premiere. That distinction matters because the show has often been described through its changing groups of original, returning and later Dragons. Meaden's arrival belongs to the second year of the British series.
Her business background is also sometimes reduced to property alone. Property was an important part of her career, but her investments and business interests have covered more than one sector.