Career
David Novak has been Co-President of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice since January 2020. David Novak is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. David Novak holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Amherst College.
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC is a New York, NY firm with $87.4B under management, 42 clients and 151 advisers in one office, as of its April 2026 filing.
CD&R identifies David Novak as co-president responsible for its European business and external relations, and describes his prior work at Morgan Stanley.
The IAPD individual lookup on 17 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.
Credentials and registrations
Individual registration and examination information for David Novak is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.
Officer record
- Full name
- David Novak
- CRD
- 2168161
- Record basis
- Form ADV officer listing
- Firm bio
- cdr.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does David Novak work?
David Novak has been Co-President of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC since January 2020, and is a control person of the firm.
Leadership at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- Nathan SleeperChief Executive Officer
- Richard SchnallCo-President
- Jillian GriffithsChief Financial Officer
- Terrianne PatnodeChief Compliance Officer
- Donald GogelChairman