# Sunil Rayan

> Sunil Rayan is Moloco's Chief Business Officer and General Manager of Moloco Ads, an engineer-turned-operator whose career has crossed consulting, mobile advertising, cloud gaming, streaming, and machine-learning advertising. He previously led Disney+ Hotstar through an eightfold expansion to more than 50 million subscribers and more than 20 international markets, after more than seven years at Google and eight years at McKinsey.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer and General Manager, Moloco Ads at Moloco
- **Organizations:** Moloco, Disney+ Hotstar, Google, McKinsey & Company, IBM, iGate Mastech, Infosys
- **Education:** Degree in Computer Engineering, University of Madras
- **Known for:** Grew the Disney+ Hotstar streaming business eightfold to more than 50 million subscribers., Scaled Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar across more than 20 markets in India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa., Led the launch of the next-generation Hotstar streaming platform.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in software and technology roles at Infosys, iGate Mastech and IBM.
- **Before 2013** — Spent eight years at McKinsey & Company, becoming an Associate Partner and advising technology clients.
- **2013-2020** — Held leadership roles at Google for more than seven years, including the global mobile app ads business and Google Cloud solutions for games.
- **2020-2022** — Served as President and Head of Disney+ Hotstar; the business grew eightfold to more than 50 million subscribers and expanded across more than 20 markets.
- **2022** — Joined Moloco as its first Chief Business Officer, overseeing commercial functions across products and platforms.
- **Current** — Serves as Chief Business Officer and General Manager of Moloco Ads, responsible for growth and global expansion of the flagship business unit.

## Achievements

- Grew the Disney+ Hotstar streaming business eightfold to more than 50 million subscribers.
- Scaled Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar across more than 20 markets in India, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
- Led the launch of the next-generation Hotstar streaming platform.
- Led Google's global mobile app advertising business and helped build Google Cloud solutions for games.
- Co-authored the 2011 McKinsey Quarterly article 'Using your sales force to jump-start growth.'
- Became Moloco's first Chief Business Officer in July 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Discussed Moloco's agency partner program, designed with partners around co-selling, co-building and agency-led case studies as the company expands beyond mobile programmatic into CTV and streaming.
- **2026-03** — Highlighted Moloco's rise in the AppsFlyer Performance Index, including a number-four ranking for iOS gaming and a top-five overall mobile growth partner position.
- **2025-02** — Publicly celebrated Moloco's commerce-media partnership with Wayfair and its use of machine learning for personalized ad placements.
- **2024-05** — Outlined Moloco's expansion in India, then its fastest-growing market, with 30 clients and work spanning gaming, streaming and e-commerce.
- **2024-04** — Appeared on the Taking Inventory podcast to discuss his career, lifetime value, retail media, CTV and machine learning in a changing identifier landscape.

## Links

- Website: https://www.moloco.com/company/leadership
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilrayan

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Last updated: 2026-09-28