Mandana Dayani

Mandana Rebecca Dayani’s story is wild, honestly—born in Iran, she hustled her way from immigrant roots to the top of the LA media jungle. She’s the brains behind “I am a voter.,” which, if you’ve touched Instagram in the last election cycle, you’ve definitely seen splashed everywhere. No big deal, just a nonpartisan civic engagement org rallying millions to care about democracy. But that’s just her after-work gig. Professionally, she’s been the president of Archewell—the powerhouse media/philanthropy company from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (Yeah, those royals.) Back in the day, Mandana was rolling deep in the fashion world. She was a founding exec at Rachel Zoe, Inc.—think The Rachel Zoe Collection, The Zoe Report, Curateur. If you watched Bravo’s The Rachel Zoe Project and craved that Hollywood glam, Mandana was one of the minds making it happen behind the scenes. Then she jumped into the wild world of online estate sales at Everything But The House, running the brand and even producing its TV show for HGTV. She’s not just a business shark, either. With a law degree in her back pocket, Mandana’s done her time as an attorney, invested in tech startups, and sits on the boards of companies you probably use. She’s all about empowering women too—her Learning Series events pull together a who’s who of female leaders. Social causes, legal chops, media mogul, fashion insider—she’s got fingers in all the pies and somehow manages to keep it real.