Nigel Cumberland is a British author, leadership coach and mentor, and a founder of The Silk Road Partnership.

[1][2][3] He is the author of nine self-development and leadership books,some of which have been serialised, and also translated into over 25 foreign languages.

[4][5][6][7][8] Brought up in the UK, Cumberland is British with a mother who was originally from Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), and he read Economics at Queens' College, University of Cambridge.

[9][10] Cumberland is an accredited coach and supervisor with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, and is also an International Ambassador on the Board of Directors of the US-based International Mentoring Association.

[11][12][2] Cumberland regularly writes and is interviewed in the media on career and leadership related topics, and he's regularly invited to chair, facilitate and/or speak at various events.