The RealReal

Julie Wainwright-Founder & CEO

Julie Wainwright is a technology industry veteran, e-commerce pioneer, and brand management expert whose career spans more than 25 years. As a CEO for over 17 years, she was at the forefront of e-commerce as CEO of Reel.com in 1997, and Pets.com in 1999. She is a frequent speaker and presents at prestigious events and universities all over the country, most recently at Harvard University, Purdue University and CES. Recently, Julie was recognized as one of TechCrunch’s 40 Over 40, and one of the top female entrepreneurs by The San Francisco Business Times. A former board member of Baker and Taylor, Wizards of the Coast, The San Francisco Art Institute, Magic Theatre and Headlands Center for the Arts, Julie was raised by artist parents and developed an early love of fashion and design. She graduated from Purdue University cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in General Management, and a minor in Art. She is passionate about beautifully made clothing and accessories and gravitates toward a minimalist aesthetic favoring clean lines and high, high heels! Her go-to designers include Lanvin, Balenciaga, Chloé and Louboutin.

Rati Sahi Levesque-Chief Merchant

Rati Sahi Levesque was born and raised in San Francisco and graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in Economics. She sharpened her chops in the financial industry and then launched her first entrepreneurial endeavor with the fashion-forward Russian Hill boutique, Anica. Setting out to fill the void of avant-garde designers in the city, Anica acquired a significant following, especially the store's luxury consignment selection which featured specialty and vintage pieces. Rati combined her consignment and e-commerce success when she joined CEO Julie Wainwright and The RealReal. Now a mother and an entrepreneur, Rati cites the creative selling process as the most fulfilling part of working at The RealReal, as well as access to the world's most beautiful luxury design. Rati was recently recognized by Luxury Daily as one of their 2015 Luxury Women to Watch.

Matthew Gustke-Chief Financial Officer

Matthew joins The RealReal from StubHub, an eBay company, where he was CFO and head of strategy. While at StubHub, the company achieved record high customer satisfaction and experienced accelerated growth for three consecutive years. Prior to StubHub, he spent 9 years at eBay in a variety of roles including investor relations, international finance and CFO for eBay SENE markets.

Fredrik Björk-Chief Technical Officer

Fredrik was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. He made the move to San Francisco in 2010 after a startup he co-founded was acquired by Linden Lab, the makers of Second Life. He brings 15 years experience in e-commerce, social and mobile, and was an early adopter of cloud computing and mobile application development. Prior to joining The RealReal he was a founding engineer in multiple startups in the United States, Sweden and Spain. He earned a BS in Information Technology from Rochester Institute of Technology. 

Chris Deyo-Executive Vice President, Operations

Chris has a career in consumer products and e-commerce that spans over 25 years.  He joins The RealReal with 10+ years of product and business model innovation, including one of the most successful launches in Nestle Dreyer's history, growing Slow Churned Ice Cream to a $500 million business. A president/GM for over 12 years, his e-commerce experience includes president roles at Reel.com and Pets.com. Chris has worked across a wide range of consumer categories after starting his career in brand management at Procter & Gamble. Chris graduated from Syracuse University with a BS and an MBA, with a concentration in marketing.