Our Management Team
Brad Whitman
Founding Partner
Atif Gilani
Founding Partner
Jesse Serventi
Founding Partner
Frederick Hill
Partner
Daniel Maine
CFO
Sanjay Mukherjee
Principal
Grayson Harcourt
Senior Associate
Alex Bevis
Associate
Moe Tufail
Associate
Sarah Rasbach
Operations Analyst
William Landman
Senior Advisor
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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
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Atif Gilani
Mr. Gilani is a founding partner of Renovus. Previously, Mr. Gilani was a Managing Director at Leeds Equity Partners, an education focused private equity firm. Mr. Gilani began his career with Merrill Lynch in its Mergers & Acquisition Department.
Education:
- University of Pennsylvania, Jerome Fisher Management & Technology Program – B.S., Economics, and B.A.S., Computer Science Engineering
Active Portfolio Companies:
- The Ariel Group
- EDIC College
- IPD
- Prime Technology Group
- Red Nucleus
- Stratus Prep
Interests:
- Friends and family, including his two young children
- News and global politics
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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
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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 in Washington Square Park, Philadelphia
- Camping and hiking
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Daniel Maine
Mr. Maine is Chief Financial Officer of Renovus Capital. Previously, Mr. Maine was a Partnership Accounting Manager with MainLine Investment Partners, a diversified financial services firm. Mr. Maine began his career with KPMG, in its financial services audit practice.
Education & Certifications:
- Pennsylvania State University – M.S. & B.S., Accounting
- Certified Public Accountant – Pennsylvania
Interests:
- Cycling and skiing
- Nittany Lions
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Sanjay Mukherjee
Mr. Mukherjee is a Principal of Renovus Capital. Previously, Mr. Mukherjee was Sr. Director of M&A at Tekni-Plex (a portfolio company of Genstar Capital) where he was responsible for all corporate development and acquisition activities. Prior to Tekni-Plex, Mr. Mukherjee was Director of M&A at Blucora, a publicly traded investment vehicle in the technology space with investments in fintech, consumer and media verticals. Mr. Mukherjee began his career in Corporate Finance at J.P. Morgan Chase in their Consumer and Commercial Banking Group.
Education:
- University of Delaware – M.B.A.
- University of Nebraska – M.S.
- Annamalai University – B.S. Chemical Engineering
Active Portfolio Companies:
- Prime Technology Group
- RxStrategies
- The NCHERM Group
Interests:
- Playing and following all things tennis
- Enjoying Philadelphia’s diverse culinary options
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Grayson Harcourt
Mr. Harcourt is a Senior 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
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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
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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.
610-848-7712
Sarah Rasbach
Ms. Rasbach is the Operations Analyst of Renovus. Previously, she was an Assurance Associate at CliftonLarsonAllen.
- Education:
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Interests:
- Spending time with family and friends
- All things Chester County
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William Landman
Mr. Landman is a Senior Advisor of Renovus. Mr. Landman is also a co-founding and controlling member of MainLine Investment Partners, LLC, a multi-strategy firm where he directs all investment, management and strategic initiatives of the organization. Mr. Landman has also been a principal and Senior Managing Director of CMS Companies since 1987, and during this period has been responsible for the investment strategy of over $2 billion in private equity and real estate capital.
Education:
- University of Pittsburgh – B.A. and J.D.
