President, CEO and Co-Founder of The NRP Group
Over the past 30 years, David helped to create, The NRP Group, one of the largest multifamily development, construction, and property management companies in the United States. The NRP Group has developed more than 50,000 apartment homes and currently manages over 26,000 residential units across fifteen states. It consistently ranks in the Top 10 largest developers and builders in the U.S. by the National Multifamily Housing Council and Affordable Housing Finance.
David is deeply committed to community service and holds leadership positions in many civic organizations. In January 2009, the President of the United States appointed him to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. David was appointed to the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund Board in 2008 and continued to serve after the board reappointed him in 2012, 2016 and 2020. He also serves on the boards of the Parkwood Corporation, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, United Way of Greater Cleveland, the Cleveland Foundation, Greater Cleveland Partnership, Playhouse Square Foundation, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, and the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
David is greatly devoted to serving the Jewish community in Northeast Ohio. He has served on the Board of Trustees for Jewish Community Housing and Gross Schechter Day School. He was Board President of the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland, President of the Board of the Ohio Jewish Communities, and he chaired the Government Relations Committee at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. Following his role as Campaign Chair in 2013 and 2014, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland named Heller Board Chairman for the 2019-2022 term. David currently serves as the National Campaign Chair for the Jewish Federations of North America. David serves on the AJC Cleveland President’s Circle. David and his wife, Becky, live in suburban Cleveland and Boca Raton, Florida and have four children Lindsey, Ben, Ellie, and Sam.
