# Rati Levesque

> Rati Sahi Levesque is the President and CEO of The RealReal, the publicly traded luxury resale marketplace she helped build from a single employee desk in 2011 into a $2 billion GMV business. A born-and-raised San Franciscan with a UC Santa Cruz economics degree and a former Russian Hill boutique behind her, she succeeded founder Julie Wainwright in October 2024 and steered the company to its first year of positive Adjusted EBITDA in every quarter.

- **Role:** President & CEO at The RealReal
- **Organizations:** The RealReal, Anica (closed)
- **From:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz
- **Known for:** Took The RealReal from $0 to $2B+ in annual GMV., Delivered the company's first full year of positive Adjusted EBITDA in every quarter (2025)., Built and scaled the authentication center operation, the moat of the business.

## Career timeline

- **Pre-2011** — Worked in the financial industry after graduating from UC Santa Cruz.
- **Pre-2011** — Launched Anica, an avant-garde luxury consignment boutique on Russian Hill, San Francisco.
- **2011** — Joined Julie Wainwright as The RealReal's first employee.
- **2011-2022** — Held leadership roles across sales, merchandising, product, technology, operations and marketing; eventually Chief Merchant.
- **2022** — Promoted to President & COO after founder Julie Wainwright stepped down.
- **2024-10** — Appointed President & CEO of The RealReal; joined the board.
- **2025** — Led the company to its first year of positive Adjusted EBITDA in every quarter; $693M revenue, $2B+ GMV.
- **2026** — Guided to 12-15% GMV growth; expanding AI authentication and consignment infrastructure.

## Achievements

- Took The RealReal from $0 to $2B+ in annual GMV.
- Delivered the company's first full year of positive Adjusted EBITDA in every quarter (2025).
- Built and scaled the authentication center operation, the moat of the business.
- Named to the Glossy 50.
- Recognized as a Luxury Daily 'Luxury Woman to Watch.'
- Speaker at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit.
- Named to Gold House's roster of leading Asian American executives.

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Named President & CEO of The RealReal; joined the board.
- **2025-12** — Closed 2025 with $693M revenue, +15% YoY, and $42M Adjusted EBITDA - a $33M improvement.
- **2026-03** — Guided 2026 GMV to $2.39B-$2.45B; expanded AI authentication push.

## Links

- Website: https://www.therealreal.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rati-sahi-levesque-782b824
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ratillevesque
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealrati/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealRealPage

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Last updated: 2026-05-30