Gautam Patel is Managing Director of Tarsadia Investments, a Newport Beach based private investment firm which provides capital and strategic support for companies across several industries including healthcare, financial services, technology and real estate. Gautam leads Tarsadia’s investment efforts in healthcare, and joined the firm in 2012. Gautam joined Tarsadia from Lazard, where he served as a managing director. During his 13 year tenure at Lazard, Gautam advised across multiple industries including healthcare and general industrials, with a primary focus on mergers & acquisitions and corporate restructurings. Gautam began his career in finance at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in 1994. Gautam serves on the board of directors of several companies in Tarsadia’s asset management portfolio, as well as New York City based Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education.
Gautam is a graduate of the University of Chicago (MBA ’99), London School of Economics (MSc. ’99), Harvey Mudd College (BS Engineering ‘94) and Claremont McKenna College (BS Management Engineering ‘94).