Diane Mermigas is an award-winning business journalist and columnist specializing in media, entertainment, telecommunications and the Internet, as well as the economics, trends and issues that drive them. She is a “must-read” for her unique contextual big-picture analysis, strategic forecasts, and high-level executive interviews which have become critical to understanding the dramatic and rapid change reshaping these industries.

As Editor at Large at Mediapost, Ms. Mermigas writes the daily On Media column. Ms. Mermigas also served as Contributing Editor and Columnist for The Hollywood Reporter.

A frequent participant in leading industry and business conferences, she most recently has worked with American University’s Center for Social Media and Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Ms. Mermigas also has contributed to CNBC and other television news programs, and to various academic guest speaker series. She is working on several books, and developing media-related educational and analytical materials. She also has served as a strategic planning consultant to a variety of individual companies and service providers such as PricewaterhouseCoopers.