VARSHA RAO

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VIASAT INC

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2017-07-21 Varsha Rao has been a director of ViaSat since July 2017. Ms. Rao provides our Board with significant international e-commerce, media and telecommunications expertise due to her background and leadership roles focused on those disciplines at various companies. Ms. Rao is the former Head of Global Operations at Airbnb, Inc., a global travel marketplace, a role she held from 2013 to 2016, and where she currently serves as an Advisor. From 2011 to 2013, she served as the Senior Vice President International of LivingSocial, Inc. (owned by Groupon), an online marketplace for daily deals. From 2008 to 2011, Ms. Rao served as the Chief Executive Officer of SingTel Digital Media Pte Ltd., an online search and lifestyle portal and wholly-owned subsidiary of SingTel. From 2004 to 2008, she served as Vice President and General Manager of OldNavy.com, an e-commerce division of Gap, Inc. She also previously founded and sold Eve.com, an online beauty retailer, and served as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co., a consulting company. Ms. Rao earned a B.A. degree in Mathematics and a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Business School.
2018-07-20 Varsha Rao has been a director of Viasat since 2017. Ms. Rao provides our Board with significant international e-commerce, media and telecommunications expertise due to her background and leadership roles focused on those disciplines at various companies. Director Compensation: Varsha Rao earned $632,672 in fiscal year 2018.
2019-07-18 Varsha Rao has been a director of Viasat since 2017. Ms. Rao has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Nurx Inc., a direct-to-consumer telehealth platform, since April 2019. From September 2017 to April 2019, she served as Chief Operating Officer of Clover Health Inc., a health insurance technology company. From 2013 to 2016, Ms. Rao served as the Head of Global Operations at Airbnb, Inc., a global travel marketplace. From 2011 to 2013, she served as the Senior Vice President International of LivingSocial, Inc. (owned by Groupon), an online marketplace for daily deals. From 2008 to 2011, Ms. Rao served as the Chief Executive Officer of SingTel Digital Media Pte Ltd., an online search and lifestyle portal and wholly-owned subsidiary of SingTel. From 2004 to 2008, she served as Vice President and General Manager of OldNavy.com, an e-commerce division of Gap, Inc. She also previously founded and sold Eve.com, an online beauty retailer, and served as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co., a consulting company. Ms. Rao earned a B.A. degree in Mathematics and a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Business School.
2020-07-23 Varsha Rao has been a director of Viasat since 2017. Ms. Rao has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Nurx Inc., a direct-to-consumer telehealth platform, since April 2019. From September 2017 to April 2019, she served as Chief Operating Officer of Clover Health Inc., a health insurance technology company. From 2013 to 2016, Ms. Rao served as the Head of Global Operations at Airbnb, Inc., a global travel marketplace. From 2011 to 2013, she served as the Senior Vice President International of LivingSocial, Inc. (owned by Groupon), an online marketplace for daily deals. From 2008 to 2011, Ms. Rao served as the Chief Executive Officer of SingTel Digital Media Pte Ltd., an online search and lifestyle portal and wholly-owned subsidiary of SingTel. From 2004 to 2008, she served as Vice President and General Manager of OldNavy.com, an e-commerce division of Gap, Inc. She also previously founded and sold Eve.com, an online beauty retailer, and served as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Co., a consulting company. Ms. Rao earned a B.A. degree in Mathematics and a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Business School. Ms. Rao provides our Board with significant international e-commerce, media and telecommunications expertise due to her leadership roles focused on those disciplines at various companies.
2021-07-26 Varsha Rao has been a director of Viasat since 2017. Ms. Rao has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Nurx Inc., a direct-to-consumer telehealth platform, since April 2019. From September 2017 to April 2019, she served as Chief Operating Officer of Clover Health Inc., a health insurance technology company. Ms. Rao earned a B.A. degree in Mathematics and a B.S. degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Business School. Ms. Rao provides our Board with significant international e-commerce, media and telecommunications expertise due to her leadership roles focused on those disciplines at various companies. Director Compensation Table: Total $254,450.
2022-07-22 Varsha Rao has been a director of Viasat since 2017. Ms. Rao has served as the Head of Nurx at Thirty Madison since March 2022. Previously, she was the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Nurx Inc., a direct-to-consumer telehealth platform, since April 2019.
2023-07-28 Ms. Rao is a Class III director whose term expires at this year’s annual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Rao is not standing for re-election, and Viasat thanks Ms. Rao for her leadership and guidance during her service. Ms. Rao is Chair of the Nomination, Evaluation and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. Total Compensation: $244,039.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-12