Manjush "MJ" Varghese

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Manjush “MJ” Varghese currently serves as the SVP of Digital Strategy and Marketing for Equifax, a global data, analytics and technology company.  In this role, he leads a Digital Center of Excellence that is focused on enabling and optimizing enterprise web experiences and analytical capabilities for a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders. 

 

After earning his Masters in Industrial Engineering and Management from Oklahoma State University in 1999, MJ spent several years as an operations and planning engineer for FedEx Express with a focus on process improvement and cost optimizations. He later expanded his professional resume to include multiple roles within Financial Services, Specialty Retail, and e-commerce across D2C and B2B verticals.

 

At Capital One Auto Finance, MJ was responsible for generating over $450M in annual auto loans as part of the newly formed D2C business. He was later recruited to build, launch, and lead Digital business units at both Populus Financial, a diversified financial products company and Aaron’s, a provider of lease-to-own solutions. MJ held General Managerial responsibilities at both Populus and Aarons with full responsibility for the Digital P&L.

 

MJ also holds an MBA from University of Texas at Austin and considers his IEM background and training an important driver of his professional success. He currently lives in Atlanta with his wife, Divya and has two children - Jason, a college freshman and Layla, a high school sophomore.