Focus Financial Partners says that co-founder and CEO Rudy Adolf has passed the reins on an interim basis to Dan Glaser, an operating partner with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice — the private investment firm that bought Focus for $7 billion in August.
Focus Financial's board has started its search for a new leader, with Adolf set to fully retire at year-end. Adolf founded the RIA aggregator in 2004 and took it public in 2018.
Glaser has worked with firms in the financial services industry for four decades, according to CD&R. Before joining the private equity firm in January, he was president and CEO of the professional services firm Marsh McLennan.