Mandana Dayani
Mandana Dayani  | |
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| Born | Mandana Rivka Dayani 1982 (age 42–43)  | 
| Education | University of Southern California (BA, JD) | 
| Occupation | Businesswoman | 
| Spouse | Peter Traugott | 
Mandana Rivka Dayani (born 1982) is an Iranian-American attorney, businesswoman, brand expert, and media executive. In 2018, she created I Am a Voter, a nonpartisan organization aimed at educating and mobilizing voters, in partnership with CAA. From 2021 to 2022, she served as the president of Archewell, the media and philanthropic company founded by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Since the Gaza war started in October 2023, Dayani has made frequent media appearances to speak on antisemitism and started The Calanet Foundation to support Jewish communities and students, with projects including Our Campus United and One Mitzvah a Day. In 2025, President Joe Biden appointed her to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council board of trustees.
She is a regular contributor on Morning Joe on MSNBC and an investor.