Neil Novich

Director/Board Member at W.W. GRAINGER, INC.

Net worth: 6 M $ as of 31/05/2026

71 year

73 connections

Consumer Services

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Electronic Technology

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Neil S.
Novich is an Independent Director at W.W.
Grainger, Inc. since 2011.
Member of the Dean's Council at The University of Chicago.
Trustee at The Field Museum of Natural History since 1999.
Trustee at Children's Home + Aid.
Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Ryerson, Inc. from 1999 to 2007.
Independent Director at Analog Devices, Inc. from 2008 to 2020.
Director & Partner at Bain & Co., Inc. from 1981 to 1994.
Independent Director at Hillenbrand, Inc. from 2010 to 2026.
Independent Director at QXO Building Products, Inc. from 2012 to 2025.
Educated at Harvard University (undergraduate) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (graduate).

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. 0.01%	05/06/2026	4,605 ( 0.01% )	6 M $	31/05/2026

Neil Novich active positions

Companies	Position	Start
W.W. GRAINGER, INC.	Director/Board Member	01/01/1999
The Field Museum of Natural History The Field Museum of Natural History Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as a public museum	Director/Board Member	01/03/1999
Children's Home + Aid Children's Home + Aid Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Provides childrens healthcare services	Director/Board Member	09/11/2009
The University of Chicago The University of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of Neil Novich

Companies	Position	End
HILLENBRAND, INC.	Director/Board Member	10/02/2026
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY	Director/Board Member	29/04/2025
ANALOG DEVICES, INC.	Director/Board Member	11/03/2020
Ryerson, Inc. Ryerson, Inc. SteelNon-Energy Minerals Engages in the processing and distribution of metal products	Chief Executive Officer	22/10/2007
Bain & Co., Inc. Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategy, marketing, organization, operations, IT and M&A consulting services	Director/Board Member	01/01/1994

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Private companies	11
Analog Devices, Inc. Analog Devices, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Designs, manufactures and markets integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal process	Electronic Technology
W.W. Grainger, Inc. W.W. Grainger, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products	Distribution Services
Ryerson, Inc. Ryerson, Inc. SteelNon-Energy Minerals Engages in the processing and distribution of metal products	Non-Energy Minerals
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Bain & Co., Inc. Bain & Co., Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides strategy, marketing, organization, operations, IT and M&A consulting services	Commercial Services
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Distributes commercial and residential roofing products & building materials	Distribution Services
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Functions as a College/University	Finance
The University of Chicago The University of Chicago Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Field Museum of Natural History The Field Museum of Natural History Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Operates as a public museum	Consumer Services
Hillenbrand, Inc. Hillenbrand, Inc. Industrial ConglomeratesProducer Manufacturing Designs, develops, manufactures engineered industrial equipment and systems for the plastics, food and pharmaceuticals industries	Producer Manufacturing
Children's Home + Aid Children's Home + Aid Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Provides childrens healthcare services	Consumer Services