Alumni
Jeff Novak ’15
B.A.A.S. Applied Arts & Sciences
Jeff Novak is the president and managing partner of Novak Brothers, a residential and commercial real estate development company in Georgetown. He was an offensive tackle for the Bobcat football team for three years before entering the NFL draft in 1990. In 2014, Novak returned to attend classes at Texas State and graduated in 2015 with a degree in Applied Arts and Sciences. Following an NFL football career that spanned seven years and included the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, and Jacksonville Jaguars, Novak co-founded and is CEO of Intra Focus Marketing. He is also a popular keynote speaker for conferences and conventions. In 2010, he teamed up with his brother, Jack, to launch Novak Brothers. The firm is responsible for the Sheraton Georgetown Hotel & Conference Center, the Summit at Rivery Park, the Brownstone and other custom home building in the Texas Hill Country. Novak is a member of the Texas State University Development Foundation and was named in 2015 to the Texas State Athletic Hall of Honor. In 2016, he established the Novak Family Endowed Scholarship.