About Kathleen Alexander - the non-corporate scoop

First job:   Ben's Underground at Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania. Spent two nights a week making milkshakes and nachos in my freshman year.

What else I did in Pennsylvania besides milkshakes:   BA in Business Management.

Family: From an enormous one. Last of 8 children.

Biggest Fear:  Miami 1992. When I was caught in Hurricane Andrew.

Can't live without: Google.

First dream I remember: Snakes from my "snakes and ladders" board game becoming alive and nesting under my bed.

Most energising activity:  Arriving in a country I've never been to with no concrete plans.  Just a Lonely Planet guide.

Yet to conquer: Swimming and French

Favourite quote: "Why be yourself when you can be someone better?"  Richard Bandler, co-founder of NLP.