Our Management Team

Brad Whitman

Mr. Whitman is a founding partner of Renovus Capital.  Previously, Mr. Whitman was a Managing Director at Leeds Equity Partners, an education-focused private equity firm.  Prior to Leeds Equity, Mr. Whitman was a Vice President with The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private equity firms.  Mr. Whitman began his career as an investment banker with Merrill Lynch in its Mergers & Acquisitions department.

Education:

• Harvard University – BA, summa cum laude, economics

Active Portfolio Companies:

• Cooperative Strategies
• Falcon Aviation Academy
• Hillsboro Aero Academy
• Phoenix East Aviation
• Red Nucleus

Interests:

• Dragging his family to historically significant places all over the world
• Reading history
• Building a 1,100 sf model railroad

Jesse Serventi

Mr. Serventi is a founding partner of Renovus Capital. Previously, Mr. Serventi was an investment professional at Leeds Equity Partners, an education focused private equity firm. Mr. Serventi began his career at Citigroup, first in its investment banking division and then its principal investment division, Citi Private Equity.

Education:

• Bucknell University – BA, summa cum laude, economics

Active Portfolio Companies:

• Atomic Learning
• EMS
• Falcon Aviation Academy
• Hillsboro Aero Academy
• Linkage
• Phoenix East Aviation
• Pragmatic Marketing
• Telemedia

Interests:

• Playing basketball, surfing and telemark skiing
• Star Wars Light Saber fights with his three young boys
• Supporting the community through involvement in Liberti Church, Philadelphia School Partnership, The Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia, and Summer Search Philadelphia

Frederick Hill

Mr. Hill is a partner of Renovus Capital.  Mr. Hill’s career has focused on investing middle market debt capital and underwriting debt for capital markets distribution.  Prior to joining Renovus, Mr. Hill most recently was a principal in leverage finance with Newcourt Capital / CIT Group and Allied Capital Corp, where he was a managing director.

Education:

• Georgia Institute of Technology – B.S., Architecture
• Columbia University – M.B.A. with a concentration in finance and M.S., Architecture

Interests:

• Enjoying life as an empty nester with his wife in Washington Square Park, Philadelphia
• Camping and hiking

Alex Bevis

Mr. Bevis is an Associate of Renovus. Mr. Bevis started his career at PwC where he spent three years in the Transaction Services consulting practice.

Education & Certifications:

• Pennsylvania State University – M.S., Accounting & B.S., Finance
• Certified Public Accountant – Pennsylvania

Active Portfolio Companies:

• Falcon Aviation Academy
• Phoenix East Aviation
• Hillsboro Aero Academy
• EMS
• Dolinka
• Pragmatic Marketing
• Atomic Learning
• Telemedia

Interests:

• Woodworking and DIY projects
• News/ Reading
• Hiking and traveling abroad

Grayson Harcourt

Mr. Harcourt is an Associate for Renovus.  Previously, Mr. Harcourt was the Chief Operating Officer for Deep in the Heart Art Foundry, a premier fine art foundry serving artists from around the world.  Mr. Harcourt began his career at The Camelot Schools, a leading provider of special education and residential services, where, through a nearly 15-year history, he worked his way up to being Assistant Vice President.

Education:

• St. Edward’s University, The Bill Munday School of Business – BBA, summa cum laude, Finance

Active Portfolio Companies:

• The Ariel Group
• EDIC College
• IPD
• Prime Technology Group
• Stratus Prep

Interests:

• Traveling the world and all-things cars
• Guiding young leaders of the world through an educational journey with the Arbitrary Hill Foundation

Moe Tufail

Mr. Tufail is an Associate of Renovus.  Previously, Moe was at UBS Financial Services’ private bank.  Mr. Tufail began his career with Merrill Lynch.

• Education:
• University of Warwick, – M.Eng. Electronics Engineering & Business Management
• University of Warwick, – B.Eng. Electronics Engineering

Interests:

• Basketball, squash and spending time with his nephew
• A member and supporter of The History Project – A non-profit organization which provides schools in the subcontinent with history content.