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Aruna Natarajan

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Chief Operating Officer at EssenceMediacom
📍 New York, New York, United States

Aruna Natarajan is the Chief Operating Officer at EssenceMediacom, specializing in driving growth for brands and agencies through executional excellence in media. An award-winning thought leader with a B. Com from Ethiraj College, her career spans the US, China, India, and Singapore, giving her diverse category expertise and a track record of building high-performance teams.

Outside of her core responsibilities, Aruna is passionate about fostering a dynamic and inclusive workplace culture. She actively channels this passion by participating in prominent mentorship programs, including the 4As Vanguard and SheRunsIt, to help uplift the next generation of leaders in the industry.

Unique fact: Aruna is a WPP Atticus Award winner for her thought leadership on the sandwich generation in China.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Brand Growth
Her professional focus is on unlocking growth for brands and agencies, a central theme in her current and past roles.
Empathetic Leadership
Believes that leadership is a privilege and emphasizes leading by example, a philosophy she has shared in interviews.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Chief Operating Officer
EssenceMediacom
1-2023 - 3-2025
Chief Client Officer
EssenceMediacom
8-2020
Principal Consultant
Kriyam (Marketing & Media Consultancy)
1-2022 - 1-2023
President, Clients & Growth
Essence
3-2021 - 1-2022
EVP, Head of Growth
Essence
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Education
1998 - 2000
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Mudra Institue of Communications Ahmedabad
1995 - 1998
B.Com
Ethiraj College
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