Harvey Spevak

Since 1999, Harvey Spevak has driven the creative vision and led the strategic growth of Equinox Fitness Clubs and its portfolio of iconic lifestyle brands, first as CEO and President, and now as Executive Chairman and Managing Partner. In his role as Executive Chairman and Managing Partner, Mr. Spevak is responsible for fueling continued success, building long-term strategy and identifying growth opportunities for Equinox Fitness Clubs, which, as of May 2019, will operate 100 global locations in the United States, London, Toronto and Vancouver. He also serves in the same capacity for the Company's portfolio of brands, which include SoulCycle, Blink Fitness, Equinox Hotels, Precision Run, PROJECT by Equinox and E by Equinox. Mr. Spevak has been the driving force behind Equinox Hotels, which will open its first location in New York City’s Hudson Yards in 2019. Conceived to offer an entirely new hotel experience to meet the needs of the high performance traveler, Equinox Hotels is poised for international growth. Over the course of Mr. Spevak’s tenure, he has initiated several key strategic growth initiatives across the brand portfolio. In December 2000, as CEO, he led a management buyout of Equinox to two private equity firms, North Castle Partners and J.W. Childs. In 2006, the principals of the Related Companies acquired Equinox when Mr. Spevak partnered with Related Chairman Stephen Ross and CEO Jeff Blau. Mr. Spevak is also the Executive Chairman of SoulCycle, a rapidly growing lifestyle brand that empowers its riders in a community-driven fitness experience. Equinox acquired SoulCycle in May of 2011 and currently has 86 studios around the U.S. He also launched Blink Fitness in 2011, a brand of innovative, value-oriented gyms, which now has 90 locations open or in development throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and California. Mr. Spevak also launched the first American outpost of Pure Yoga, Asia’s premiere yoga studio, which now has two locations in New York City. Mr. Spevak is a member of the Ross School Advisory Board (RSAB) at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business. He is also on the board at The Shed, New York City’s newest center for artistic invention located in Hudson Yards.