board of directors
Alex Bhathal (EXECUTIVE CHAIR)
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING PARTNER
Alex Bhathal is Founder, Executive Chairman, and Managing Partner of Revitate, building upon the legacy and success of the RAJ Capital family investment office. Alex is co-owner and Executive Director of Sacramento Basketball Holdings, which owns the Sacramento Kings, Golden 1 Center and Downtown Commons entertainment and sports district. At Revitate, he leads the firm’s investment activities in opportunity zone development, workforce housing, and sports-anchored real estate and is Senior Operating Partner of Rx3 Growth Partners, a consumer growth fund. He serves as Board Director for Compass Diversified (NYSE: CODI) and Mark IV Capital. Alex is a member of YPO and earned his B.A. from the University of California Los Angeles, M.B.A from the University of Southern California and is completing the Presidents Program in Leadership at Harvard Business School.
Christopher Cox
FORMER SEC CHAIRMAN
Chris Cox serves on the fiduciary and advisory boards of privately held companies in the real estate, regulatory compliance, financial services, and technology industries, including Revitate. He concluded 21 years in private legal practice in 2020, retiring as president of Morgan Lewis Consulting LLC and as a partner in the international law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. During a 23-year Washington career, he was a White House counsel to President Ronald Reagan, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, chairman of the Homeland Security Committee in the US House of Representatives, and the fifth ranking elected leader in the House. Prior to his Washington service he was a member of the faculty at Harvard Business School and a partner in the international law firm of Latham & Watkins.
William Cvengros
FORMER CEO OF PIMCO ADVISORS AND TRUSTEE OF JANUS HENDERSON FUNDS
Bill is the former CEO of PIMCO Advisors, parent company to one of the largest investment management companies in the country (PIMCO). Prior to PIMCO Advisors, Bill was the Vice Chairman of Pacific Life Insurance Company. Following the acquisition of PIMCO by Allianz AG, he became the chairman of Packet Video Corporation and chairman of National Retirement Partners. Currently, he serves as trustee of Janus Henderson Funds.
Jeremi Gorman
FORMER PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE ADVERTISING AT NETFLIX
Jeremi has spent her career in digital media, serving in leading business roles at Monster.com, Variety, Yahoo!, Amazon, Snap Inc., and most recently as President of Worldwide Advertising at Netflix. She is very active in the advertising industry and serves on the boards of The Ad Council, The American Advertising Federation, and MMA Global. In addition to her advertising industry board roles, Jeremi serves on the board of the non-profit, Women for Women International, which invests in women survivors of war and conflict, providing them with social and economic skills to transform their own lives. Jeremi is also a lifelong sports fan, advocate for women's athletics, and a founding investor in the Los Angeles women's professional soccer team, Angel City Football Club.
Lisa Bhathal Merage
CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER & MANAGING PARTNER
Lisa Bhathal Merage is Co-Founder, Chief Impact Officer, and Managing Partner of Revitate. She previously served as CEO of RAJ Swim, the Bhathal family’s 50-year-old women’s swimwear business. During her tenure, the firm successfully sold to private equity in what remains the largest private equity buyout in the swimwear industry. She was honored as the 2012 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Swim Presents “Designer of the Year,” and 2015 Modern Luxury magazine “Altruist of the Year.” She has appeared in numerous fashion and business media segments, including CBS, NBC, FOX, and E! Entertainment Television. Lisa is presently a board member of the Orange County Museum of Art and previously served as on the boards of Gen Next, Sage Hill School, and St. Mary’s School. She is a graduate of USC's Marshall School of Business and holds a Certificate in Social Impact Strategy from the University of Pennsylvania.
Kunal Merchant
PARTNER & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Kunal is Revitate’s Partner and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the firm’s strategic and operational activities on behalf of the Managing Partners. Kunal also leads Revitate’s sports vertical, drawing on fifteen years of experience in the business of sports as a former senior executive and advisor to a range of major professional sports teams and organizations. Kunal was previously Co-Founder and Managing Director of Lotus Advisory, a consulting firm providing strategic, management, public affairs, and communications support to clients in sports, technology, real estate, public policy, and philanthropy. Kunal specializes in public-private partnerships, having played central leadership roles in over $10 billion in projects nationwide. Kunal was instrumental in the development of the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento via his roles as a Mayor’s Chief of Staff and Sacramento Kings executive. He is also a former nonprofit executive in health care and education and sits on the Board of the Green Sports Alliance. Kunal earned his B.A. with high honors from Harvard University, and M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.