Raja Rajamannar

Raja Rajamannar is the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer of Mastercard and the President of its Healthcare division. He holds wide-ranging success in navigating highly regulated environments and leading transformational strategies. With over 30 years of experience, Rajamannar's role extends to exploring and developing business opportunities in new verticals such as healthcare. He is renowned for his capacity to manage large-scale businesses at Fortune 500 companies across various sectors, including financial services, consumer-packaged goods, and healthcare. Prior to his role at Mastercard, Rajamannar held senior management leadership roles at Citigroup, Diners Club North America, Humana, and Anthem (formerly WellPoint). Early in his career he spent seven years with Unilever. Rajamannar serves on the Board of Directors of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), Bon Secours Mercy Health, New York City Ballet, Cintrifuse, ANA, and the World Federation Advertisers (WFA).

Rajamannar was named Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation and Marketing Officer at Humana Inc. in April 2009. His responsibilities included leading the company’s Innovation Center and Marketing function, as well as International Businesses, Strategic Analytics, Public Affairs, and Corporate Communications. Rajamannar was one of six direct reports to the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board, and he was a member of the Management Committee, which sets strategic direction for the company. His leadership extends to managing functions including Marketing & Communications, Innovation, Sales & Business Development, Corporate Development (M&A), Data Analytics, and Digital.

Prior to joining Humana, Rajamannar had 24 years of global business management experience, including 15 years with Citigroup. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the GlobalCards division of Citigroup. At Citigroup, he managed the bank’s value, cash, and rewards businesses, as well as the automotive and telecommunications sectors. He also headed the new product development and new payment technologies groups. From 2003 to 2005, Rajamannar was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Diners Club North America. Globally recognized for his innovative thinking and leadership in business transformation, Rajamannar's career has been adorned with awards such as the WFA Global Marketer of the Year (2018), Forbes 2018 Top 5 World's Most Influential CMOs, Campaign Power 100, Business Insider's 25 Most Innovative CMOs in the World, Billboards 2018 Top Branding Power Player, and The CMO Club Hall of Fame.

A native of India, Rajamannar holds a Master of Business Administration.