David A. Novak joined CD and R in 1997 and serves as the Firm’s Co-President. He is a member of the Investment, Executive and Operating Review committees. He is responsible for the Firm’s European business and the Firm’s external relations activities. He serves on the boards of many of the Firm’s European portfolio companies. Previously, he worked in the private equity and investment banking divisions of Morgan Stanley. David is a member of the Amherst College Board of Trustees, the Cambridge University Endowment Fund Investment Advisory Board and Director of Windmill Hill Asset Management and Chair of its Investment Committee. He is an Advisor to Ahren Innovation Capital. David has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Amherst College.