Biography

Naveen Bhatia has been a member of EquipmentShare's board of directors since 2021. From 2013 to 2020, Naveen was a Senior Director in the Tactical Opportunities Group of Blackstone, a leading global investment business specializing in alternative asset classes. Before joining Blackstone, Naveen was a Managing Director at 40 North Industries LLC, a private investment firm where he focused on special situations equity and debt investments, both public and private. Prior to 40 North, he was a Principal at a family office in New York, a Co-Founder and Partner of Eagle Lake Capital LLC, a private investment partnership focused on fundamental value investing across the capital structure, and a member of the Restructuring Group at Rothschild.

From 2010 to 2019, he was also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School and taught Applied Security Analysis I & II. He has served as a director of various public and private companies. Naveen served on the board of directors of LifeMD, Inc. from 2021 to 2024. He also served on the board of directors of Blue Yonder Group, Inc., a global provider of digital supply chain and omnichannel commerce fulfillment cloud software, from 2016 to 2021. From 2010 to 2019, Naveen served as Chairman of the board of directors of Cotton Holdings, a leading, global disaster remediation and reconstruction company. Naveen received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Health from The Johns Hopkins University.