Anu Rangappa

About Anu Rangappa

I am a senior communications executive with over two decades of experience shaping narratives that drive organizational influence, stakeholder trust, and measurable brand impact. I bult communications strategies that align corporate purpose with business priorities, elevate reputation and unlock competitive advantage across internal and external audiences.My career spans leadership roles in global sports and entertainment, municipal government, political campaigns and public affairs - where I led high-stakes messaging, crisis response, coalition-building, and mission-critical public engagement at scale. I am known for partnering with CEOs and executive teams to define organizational voice, drive strategic outcomes, and strengthen brand credibility in complex, rapidly changing environments.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Communications & Social Impact at Monumental Sports & Entertainment

   Monumental Sports & Entertainment

   Oct 2021 — Present · DC, US

   Built and led the corporate internal and external communications strategy, scaling the function from a one person operation into a high performing, multi disciplinary team supporting ownership, executives, and business units.Served as senior counselor for ownership and executive leadership during high stakes negotiations, reputational challenges, and transformational business milestones.Generated more than $5B in earned media value over six years through disciplined media strategy, proactive narrative development, and strong national and industry media relationships.Positioned executives and organizational leaders on elite platforms including Bloomberg, Financial Times, GQ, CNBC, Forbes, and Sports Business Journal reinforcing credibility with investors, partners, policymakers and fans.Led communications through complex, highly sensitive matters including- COVID 19 shutdown of professional sports and arena operations- Launch of the first U.S. in arena sportsbook- First sovereign wealth fund investment in U.S. major league sports- Regional sports media rights negotiations and launch of a new network- Public private partnership securing a $1+ billion landmark arena development deal- Designed and launched the company’s social impact and community engagement platform, scaling from inception to nearly $20M in annual giving while reinforcing brand trust among civic and community stakeholders- Promoted to SVP in 2021; consistently reinforced valuation narratives and investor confidence, contributing to published valuations growing from $3.32B to $7.84B- Managed a multi-million dollar annual budget and stewarded agency and external partner relationships.

Education

• William & Mary

  Bachelor of Arts, Government

  1992 — 1996