David Claugus

Dave Claugus joined CVF Capital Partners in 2024 as an Operating Partner.  At CVF, he serves on the Investment Committee and provides advice to management teams on operations as well as strategic direction, especially for industrial businesses.

He previously served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Pioneer Recycling Services (a CVF II portfolio company), one of three businesses he owned during his career. Additionally, Mr. Claugus held numerous management positions over his twenty years with Weyerhaeuser Co. including as Western Region Manager for the Recycling Division. He began his career as an Industrial Engineer at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical.

Mr. Claugus earned an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, in Operations Management and Finance and a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in Economics.