Career
He was appointed to the position on September 8, 2015. Kaplan is an active venture philanthropist through his work as co-chairman of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a global venture philanthropy firm which has invested in approximately 80 new non-profit ventures. He is the author of three books: What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential (Harvard Business Review Press, 2011), What You’re Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential (Harvard Business Review Press, 2013) and What You Really Need to Lead: The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner (Harvard Business School Review Press, 2015).
In August 2015, Kaplan was named to head the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, effective September 2015.
Business Kaplan spent 23 years at Goldman Sachs Group (1983-2006). He was head of Asia Pacific Investment Banking (1990-1994), head of the firm’s corporate finance department (1994-1998), and then global co-head of the firm’s Investment Banking Division (1998-2002).
In early late 2002, he was asked to take responsibility for the global Investment Banking and Investment Management divisions as Vice Chairman of the firm. Kaplan served on the Management of the firm beginning in 1998, chaired the firm’s partnership committee beginning in 2000, and chaired the firm’s Pine Street leadership program beginning in 2000.
In 2010, Kaplan co-founded Indaba Capital Management, which manages approximately $1 billion.
Kaplan was born and raised in Prairie Village, Kansas and is a graduate of the University of Kansas in 1979 and Harvard Business School in 1983.
