David Heller

Board Chair

David is President, CEO and Cofounder of the NRP Group, one of the largest multifamily development, construction, and property management companies in the U.S., having developed more than 50,000 apartment homes and currently managing over 26,000 residential units across a fifteen-state footprint.

 Heller has been actively involved in Cleveland’s Jewish community for more than 25 years. He was board chair of The Jewish Federation of Cleveland for the 2019-2022 term. He served as an officer of the Federation from 2007-2018 and served on the Executive Committee of the Federation’s Board of Trustees. As the 2013-2014 General Campaign Chair, Heller rallied community members to raise more than $58 million during the two-year period for the Federation’s Campaign for Jewish Needs, the annual fundraising campaign that serves Jewish Cleveland and the global community. He is a past chair of the Federation’s Government Relations Committee, past president of Jewish Education Center of Cleveland, past president of Ohio Jewish Communities, and past vice president of Gross Schechter Day School.

Heller also serves on the board of University Hospitals of Cleveland, and on the boards of the Parkwood Corporation, United Way of Greater Cleveland, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Heller also serves on several university boards including Case Western Reserve University, and formerly served on the board Cuyahoga Community College and chaired the board of Northeast Ohio Medical University. Heller also serves on the board of the Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress and United Way.

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