Lisa Bhathal Merage

CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER & MANAGING PARTNER

Lisa Bhathal Merage. Lisa Bhathal Merage is Co-Founder, Chief Impact Officer, and Managing Partner of Revitate. Lisa serves as Governor of the Portland Thorns (NWSL) and the city’s expansion WNBA team. 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.” Lisa currently serves as Trustee and Advancement Committee Chair at JSerra Catholic High School and Treasurer of Angel of the Arts at Segerstrom Center. She previously served as Vice Chair of the Board of the Orange County Museum of Art, and previously served as on the Boards of Gen Next, Sage Hill School, and St. Mary’s IB World 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.