Kelly Hoppen joined the BBC's Dragon's Den panel in 2013 as its first professional interior designer.
Hoppen is a British designer known for a style built around clean lines, neutral colours and a blend of Eastern and Western design influences. Her appointment broadened the range of expertise represented among the show's investors.
Before joining the panel, she had built a substantial design career working on residential and commercial interiors, as well as products and publishing. On Dragon's Den, she evaluated businesses from a design, branding and commercial perspective rather than representing a single industry alone.
She is sometimes confused with later female Dragons such as Sara Davies, whose background is in craft retail and manufacturing. Hoppen's defining distinction is her established career as an interior designer and her 2013 arrival on the programme.