Executive Producer - Anita Bhatia

Anita Bhatia, MHA, currently serves as the Executive Director of the Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation. After a 20+ year career in the nonprofit and healthcare sector, Anita shifted her focus a bit closer to home and joined the Family Foundation in 2016. Building upon the groundwork laid by her parents, Anita was determined to lead the foundation's work through strategic planning, creative collaborations, and innovative partnerships that would help bring visionary change and impact to our society. Under Anita's leadership, the Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation has continued to evolve by advancing the organization's grantmaking capacity and philanthropic initiatives to exponentially grow the family's long legacy of giving. 

Prior to joining the Foundation, Anita held senior leadership positions in healthcare -developing and implementing marketing campaigns and business development strategies for major hospitals and healthcare systems, including: Providence St. John's Health Center, Montefiore Medical Center, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Anita is also the Founder and President of Incite Media, LLC, a marketing consulting and graphic design firm known for creating compelling advertising campaigns, marketing materials, and more for various clients and industries. Anita has worked with clients such as GHJ (Green Hasson Janks), YMCA of Metropolitan of Los Angeles, The American Red Cross, Los Angeles, and small business owners locally and internationally to help derive strategic, creative solutions and to elevate messaging and branding.

Anita received a Master's Degree in Health Administration from the University of Southern California and graduated with a BA from the University of Texas, Austin. She is a member of UT Southwestern Medical Center President's Advisory Board and Marketing Committee member. She is the Chair of the TSC Alliance's annual fundraiser, "Comedy for A Cure. " Anita has also been a speaker at international conferences, including Indiaspora and We Give Summit, and her op-ed pieces have been featured in Inside Philanthropy and The Jewish Journal.Anita lives in Los Angeles with her 16-year-old daughter, Anya, who inspires her daily. At eight weeks old, Anya was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease, Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, and has faced many medical and neurological challenges. Anya is on the Autism Spectrum, and after realizing the resources for her daughter and other neurodiverse teens and adults were lacking, Anita stepped in to become a vocal advocate for the autism and neurodiversity community and continues to support many organizations in this area of work.