Roles and responsibilities
- Gautam leads the BBC's strategy department.
- He and his team are responsible for the BBC's thinking on the evolution of markets, audiences and technologies and help develop creative and practical ideas for how the BBC and its services should respond to these changes.
Biography
Last updated May 2018
Gautam began his career at the BBC in 1993 as a producer for Radio 3, going on to make music programmes across radio and television before moving into policy and strategy development across the BBC.
Annual remuneration (as at July 2025)
- £255,000 - £259,999
Expenses and central bookings
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Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system.
Expenses and central bookings for the 2024/25 financial year onwards are available to view here.
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- Gautam Rangarajan had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2023-24
- Gautam Rangarajan had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2023-24
- Gautam Rangarajan had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2023-24
- Gautam Rangarajan had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
- Gautam Rangarajan had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23
- Gautam Rangarajan had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
- Gautam Rangarajan had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
- Gautam Rangarajan had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2021-22
- Gautam Rangarajan had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2021-22
- Gautam Rangarajan had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2021-22
- Gautam Rangarajan had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2021-22
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