Diana K. Rowland is an author, cross-cultural training pioneer, and professional skydiver.
Diana K. Rowland started her cross-cultural learning by leaving the United States at the age of 17 in 1968, flying to Luxembourg by an Icelandic Airlines turboprop plane.
Rowland began skydiving in Japan in 1976,[2] and has written a Kindle book about that experience.
[3] After returning to the U.S. she made 1,200 jumps, organized many world-record skydives including the largest formation at night,[4] professionally taught advanced free fall skills, and organized commercial jumps for advertisements.
In 1985 she founded the oldest still-existing cross-cultural training firm Rowland & Associates Inc, now IntXel, Inc. Rowland sits on the Board of Directors for the Japan Society of San Diego & Tijuana and was also on the faculty of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business’ Executive Programs for 11 years.