Mandana Dayani

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Mandana Dayani
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Born
Mandana Rebecca Dayani

(1982-05-01) May 1, 1982 (age 39)[1][2]
Tehran, Iran
NationalityAmerican, Iranian
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BA, JD)[3]
OccupationEntrepreneur, Activist, Lawyer, media personality
Spouse(s)Peter Traugott[1]

Mandana Rebecca Dayani[4] (born May 1, 1982) is an Iranian-born American activist, attorney, entrepreneur, and angel investor. Dayani is the Creator & Co-founder of , a nonpartisan civic engagement organization creating a cultural shift around voting and civic engagement. In June 2021, she joined as chief operating officer of Archewell, the organization founded by Meghan and Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.[5] She is the former Vice President at the fashion and media company, where she served as part of the founding team of The Rachel Zoe Collection, The Zoe Report, , Rachel Zoe Ventures, and produced multiple seasons of Bravo's The Rachel Zoe Project. She was later the Chief Brand Officer for the global digital estate sale platform, Everything But The House and the Executive Producer of its TV show project for HGTV. She also serves as an advisor to several tech companies, is the founder of The Learning Series, an event series for women leaders, and serves as an advocate for many social issues.[6][7]

Early life and education[]

Dayani was born in Tehran. She fled Iran with her family to Ladispoli, Italy, before being granted asylum as religious refugees to the United States through the help of HIAS. She first settled in New York City before moving to Los Angeles, California. Dayani attended the University of Southern California, where she received her BA and went on to earn a Juris Doctorate from the USC Gould School of Law, where she was awarded the USC Summer Fellowship. Following law school, Dayani practiced law at Paul Hastings LLP as an associate. After leaving the firm, Dayani worked as a talent agent at a commercial talent agency. Dayani later pursued a career as a fashion and entertainment executive.[8]

Career[]

Early career[]

In 2010, Dayani left Paul Hastings to help launch the Rachel Zoe Collection, a contemporary womenswear collection, The Zoe Report, a digital media company, Curateur, a subscription box business, and Rachel Zoe Ventures. She also oversaw licensing, publishing, endorsements, and television production for the company. Dayani left the company in 2015 to join Everything But The House, an online marketplace for estate sales, as Chief Brand Officer.[9] There, Dayani was a part of the leadership team that raised $84.5 million in venture capital and was the Executive Producer of their TV project for HGTV.[10]

I am a voter.[]

In 2018, Dayani created and co-founded I am a voter., a nonpartisan movement that aims to create a cultural shift around voting and civic engagement by unifying around a central truth: democracy works best when we all participate.[11] I am a voter., has partnered with Disney, NBA, NFL, McDonald's, Stuart Weitzman, and Bumble. Their campaign to boost voter registration included participants Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Downey Jr., Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton, and Bethany Joy Lenz. According to I am a voter., the effort generated over 1 billion digital impressions and 250 media articles upon launch.[12]

The Dissenters[]

In 2020, Dayani and Debra Messing launched with . The podcast features interviews with well known advocates for social issues including Glennon Doyle, Sophia Bush, Hillary Clinton, Jane Fonda, Congressman Adam Schiff, Amanda Nguyen, Lena Waithe, Preet Bharara, Jameela Jamil, Christian Siriano, Shannon Watts, Eva Longoria, and Patrisse Cullors.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mandana Dayani, Peter Traugott
  2. ^ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (California, 2007)
  3. ^ LinkedIn Profile
  4. ^ University of Southern California (Class of 2003) Commencement
  5. ^ Hinchliffe, Emma (September 3, 2021). "Meghan and Harry's Archewell hires Mandana Dayani as first COO". Fortune. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  6. ^ O'Brien, Sara (5 November 2016). "15 Questions With Mandana Dayani". CNN Money. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Power Player: Mandana Dayani". GOOP. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  8. ^ Mertens, Maggie (30 March 2016). "10 Things Good Managers Never, Ever Do". Refinery 29. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  9. ^ Staff (16 July 2013). "Women of Style: Mandana Dayani". Rachel Zoe Report. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  10. ^ Savoie, Gabrielle (8 March 2016). "How Rachel Zoe's Former VP Is Revolutionizing the Estate-Sale Model". MyDomaine. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  11. ^ Staff (29 October 2020). "With I Am A Voter, Mandana Dayani Is On A Mission To Make Voting Cool". Forbes. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  12. ^ Scharf, Lindzi (2020-10-10). ""She wants to make voting as epic as the next Marvel movie"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Staff (22 May 2020). "Debra Messing And Mandana Dayani Launched Their Podcast Series, The Dissenters, In Honor Of RBG". Forbes. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

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