Team

Raj Peter Bhakta

 

Christine A. Matava

At 32, Raj Peter Bhakta has gained experience as a historian, businessman, TV personality, and politician. His upbringing, as a first generation American in an entrepreneurial Indian-Irish family, engendered a great love of country and interest in business, while his schooling cultivated a commitment to the study and application of the lessons of history.

Consistent with his historical interests, Raj wrote a 150 page thesis on the Austro-Hungarian Empire during WWI. Raj concluded that the headstrong and naive policies of President Wilson helped destroy an ancient regime much preferable to its successor states.

Armed with a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in History from Boston College, Raj gained exposure to Wall Street by working for the boutique M&A firm, Violy & Co.

At the age of 24, Raj founded Automovia.com, which provided online technology solutions for the wholesale automobile industry. In conjunction with a Princeton University professor and JD Power and Associates, Automovia successfully developed technological solutions which were sold to Daimler Chrysler.

Thereafter, Raj turned his energies to real estate, purchasing and redeveloping a hotel, retail and condominium complex in Vail, Colorado in 2003, increasing the property’s value from $5.3 to $25 million in four years.

In 2005, Raj appeared on the “The Apprentice.” Thereafter, he launched the Coalition for the Advancement of the Republic (CAR), an organization devoted to involving young people in the political process. As CAR’s founder and spokesperson, Raj appeared frequently on major cable news networks to discuss current events.

As a result of his accomplishments, GOP leaders recruited Raj as a dynamic young candidate for United States Congress in a traditionally swing district. Raj ran a highly unconventional, innovative campaign, directing pointed criticism at the Republican establishment for having lost-touch with thier core values of small, clean government and a prudent foreign policy. Campaigning against a well-financed incumbent, Raj was successful in gaining the media attention his incumbent opponent could afford to purchase.

Frustrated by the porous US-Mexico border, for example, Raj highlighted the haplessness of current policy by processing along the Rio Grande atop an elephant heralded by a six-piece Mariachi band, unmolested by US Border Security. This dramatic demonstration captured international attention.

Raj raised more money independently than any GOP candidate in the nation, and led the Republican ticket in his district. Though unable to unseat his well-financed incumbent opponent in an anti-GOP cycle, he still received over 74,000 votes of 180,000 cast.

Since the 2006 election, Raj traveled widely in Asia. Consistent with his environmentalist leanings, he has been working on his organically certified farm in Vermont.

Raj’s variety of experience has cemented his determination to his express his deep concern for the state of affairs in America. Partially as a consequence of his recent travels in Asia, Raj feels that the United States is losing its preeminence more quickly than most realize, requiring urgent economic and diplomatic reforms.

To that end, he is launching the GoAmericaGo! Corporation. GoAmericaGo! will pursue a highly innovative strategy dedicated to raising public awareness of the serious challenges facing the country. Uniquely, the company’s profits, derived from the beverage industry and merchandizing, will be dedicated to taking direct action to strengthen America’s future.

 

Christine A. Matava, Director of Fundraising, has had a successful career on Wall Street for the last decade, predominantly in the bond market in New York. Originally from Farmington, Connecticut, she is returning to a core passion in Go America, Go! Her first job was with Congresswoman Nancy L. Johnson on Capitol Hill while she was a student at Miss Porter’s School, where she recently served on the Alumnae Board. Miss Matava is a 1998 graduate of Boston College where she was an American History major and also attended University College Cork in Ireland. She has worked with CBS News and ESPN; Chrissy was a sportswriter in Boston for many years.  Although she is obviously American, she is Irish, Slovak, German and English and her 10th great-grandparents came to America on the Mayflower.