Gautam Patel has served as Managing Director and a member of the investment committee at Tarsadia Investments since 2012. In that role, Gautam has led a team of investment professionals to identify, evaluate and execute principal control equity investments across sectors including life sciences, financial services and technology. Prior to joining Tarsadia, Gautam served as Managing Director at Lazard from 2008 to 2012, where he led financial and strategic advisory efforts in sectors including transportation and logistics, private equity, and healthcare. Prior to that, Gautam served in a variety of advisory roles at Lazard from 1999 to 2008, including restructuring, bankruptcy and corporat