Mani Rangarajan

Mani Rangarajan joined Disney Star as the Head of Finance & Strategy in January 2022. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of finance and strategy, including corporate development and M&A, strategic and financial planning, accounting, reporting, information technology, distribution and ad sales operations.

Coming from REA India (the largest full-stack real estate company owned by REA Australia and News Corporation), where he was the Group Chief Operating Officer, he has over 26 years of extensive experience across diverse areas, including P&L management, setting up and managing large-scale operations, risk management, data analytics and corporate finance. In his prior role, Mani led the turnaround of Housing.com and transformed the company into the market-leading online real-estate classifieds platform. His experience spans across 30 countries in financial services and the internet, with leadership roles in companies such as Citigroup and Yahoo!. Mani was part of the Silicon Valley start-up community for more than a decade and was on the management team and advisory board of start-ups with responsibilities across revenue, business development, strategy, operations, and finance, including fundraising and M&A.

Mani has a PGDM from IIM Calcutta and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. He is also a qualified cost and management accountant.