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Anju Das is a Senior Accountant at Tarsadia. She is primarily responsible for reconciling accounts, processing payroll for all Tarsadia entities, and maintaining employee records. Anju also has a role in the month-end close process, including accounts receivable reconciliation, payroll and benefits-related entries/reconciliation, sales reporting, and capex review for certain entities. She is always ready for new challenges!

Anju graduated from Kerala University, India, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce – Taxation and received her Master’s in Business Administration – Finance from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India.  Before joining Tarsadia, Anju worked at Aspire Bakeries, formerly Aryzta Baking (Sweet Life), as an Accounts Receivable Clerk, and at Block Tops as a bookkeeper.

When Anju is not at work, she likes to do vegetable gardening on her small plot, and she enjoys pencil sketches.

Betty Shih is an Accounting Manager at Tarsadia Enterprises.  She is responsible for various accounting functions, such as overseeing the General Ledger, coordinating the month-end and quarter-end closes, reviewing payroll, and assisting with tax and audits.  Betty also prepares quarterly financials for reporting.  She is passionate about cultivating teamwork and streamlining processes.

Betty is a CPA who has over 18 years of accounting and finance experience.  Prior to joining Tarsadia, she worked in corporate accounting at both public and private companies, including Houlihan Lokey, CBRE and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors.

Betty graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Business Administration.  Outside of work, she enjoys traveling and hiking.

FOCUS

Financial Planning and Reporting, Accounting, Asset Management, Strategy

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Sabal Capital Holdings (Stone Point Capital portfolio company), CFO
MMP Holdings (Levine Leichtman Capital Partners portfolio company), CFO
Marwit Investment Management, Partner
Compass Group International, Vice President
Aurora Capital Group, Analyst
Merrill Lynch & Co., Analyst

EDUCATION

Kellogg School of Management, M.B.A.
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, B.S. In Economics

Ed is Chief Legal Officer for the Tarsadia family of companies.  In his over 4 decades of practicing law, he has represented Tarsadia and its family members in their legal matters for more than 35 years, first through his law firm and later, commencing in 2003, as a member of the Tarsadia team.  His representation focuses on hotel and real estate transactions, financings, mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial transactions, contract negotiations, legal strategy, and joint venture and corporate matters, with an emphasis today on complex transactions, strategic planning and general legal advice.  Ed holds a Masters of Laws (LLM) from Boston University.

Gerard Forster is the Chief Technology Officer at Tarsadia Enterprises. Prior to his current position, Gerard was SVP, Chief Information Officer at Aimbridge Hospitality, the largest 3^rd party hospitality management company in the United States managing nearly 700 hotels and employing more than 20,000 associates. Prior to joining Aimbridge, Gerard was a founding partner and Vice President of Information Technology at Evolution Hospitality and prior to that started his career in hospitality as the VP of IT at Tarsadia Hotels.

Before his tenure in the hospitality industry, Gerard served in senior executive positions in the mortgage industry, most notably as Sr. VP of IT at Acoustic Home Loans and Towne and Country Mortgage. Gerard also held such diverse positions as general manager of the So-Cal Speed Shop, one of the world’s premier hot-rod shops, and as director of marketing and education at the Specialty Equipment Market Association.

Gerard holds a bachelor’s degree from Whittier College and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Cybersecurity at NYU.

Jolene Johnson is an Accounts Payable/Receivable Manager for Tarsadia. She oversees the finance department’s payables function by ensuring the accurate execution of payment obligations, supervising timely collection of funds being paid to the organization, and maintaining accurate records for tax reporting purposes.

She is a strong believer in the firm’s ethos, to make it better than it was before, by focusing on process improvement, workflow automation and electronic documentation.

Prior to Tarsadia, Jolene worked in collections for Bryan Cave law firm and as an AP Manager for Tarsadia Hotels. She attended California State University, Long Beach and majored in Business Administration.

Josh Lane is the General Counsel of The Tarsadia Group, LLC and its subsidiaries, Tarsadia Investments, LLC and Tarsadia Enterprises, LLC.  Josh’s practice focuses on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, joint ventures, corporate governance, complex commercial transactions, risk management, and dispute resolution.  Prior to joining Tarsadia, Josh was a corporate partner at K&L Gates LLP.  Josh holds a B.A., magna cum laude, in English Literature from the University of California, Irvine, and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

As Paralegal/Legal Coordinator for Tarsadia, Peggy supports Tarsadia’s legal counsel in their day-to-day duties.  She maintains the many entities that Tarsadia manages. 

When Peggy’s not at work, she enjoys traveling, spending time with friends and family and hosting get togethers.  She is also an avid cyclist.  She likes to ride her bike with friends and in group rides. She also enjoys riding at charity events, both as a participant and as a bike escort/marshal.  In the future, she would like to spend some time riding down the California coast.

Prior to Tarsadia, Peggy worked for the law firms of Allen Matkins and Morrison and Foerster, and in the Legal Department of Fidelity National Title.  She attended Orange Coast College and received an Associate of Arts degree.

As Office Manager/Project Manager for Tarsadia, Sothy manages all aspects of keeping our Newport Beach headquarters a world class office environment. She oversees any ongoing office construction improvements and daily maintenance. She takes a lot of pride in ensuring every guest and staff member enjoys their office experience and looks forward to returning.

In her Human Resource role, she handles the onboarding of new Tarsadia team members and credits the Executive leadership team for making everyone feel like family. Growing up in the hospitality industry and raising three sons, she understands the importance of working and playing together as a team. Her favorite part of her various responsibilities is planning the corporate leadership retreats and holiday events to celebrate everyone’s accomplishments in and out of the office.

When Sothy’s not at work, she enjoys her morning ocean view walks with her husband and traveling to different parts of the world in search of the next memorable food, wine, and cultural experience.

Prior to Tarsadia, Sothy worked as a Design & Construction Project Manager for over 20 years with T2 Hospitality, HEI Hotels & Resorts, and Interstate Hotels & Resorts. She attended California State University, Los Angeles and majored in Business Administration.

With a passion for safeguarding assets, Tejash joined Tarsadia in 2001 as a financial analyst and today, as Treasurer, leads the firm’s cash management, financial reporting, banking administration, insurance and credit facilities. His primary focus is managing operating capital and investment needs through internal/external fundings for various entities, trusts and portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Tarsadia, Tejash worked as a research analyst at Indian Market Research Ltd. where he supported the company’s research work for new IPO listings on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Tejash holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce with major in Accounting and a Master’s in Management Studies with major in Finance from Mumbai University, India.

Tushar Patel is the Chairman and Founder of Tarsadia. His career began in hospitality, helping run his family’s motel in Anaheim, CA from a young age. Inspired by his innate belief that dreams are achieved with deep focus and hard work, Tushar embarked on a journey to become one of the most prolific private hoteliers in the country. Together with his team at Tarsadia Hotels, Tushar owned, operated, and transacted over $1B+ of hotel assets throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

Relentlessly driven to identify and execute on value, Tushar and his team set out in the mid-2000s to create Tarsadia as it is today, a world-class investment platform diversified across real estate, life sciences, financial services, and technology. Today, Tushar continues to push Tarsadia to new heights and provide the means to enable each member of the firm to maximize their potential.

Tushar has and continues to serve on the boards of numerous companies and non-profits, including the Tarsadia Foundation. He attended California State University, Fullerton. Outside the office, Tushar enjoys spending time with his family, playing tennis, and traveling.