Mark N. Kaplan

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Mark N. Kaplan
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Columbia University (BA, LLB)
Occupation(s)investment banker, executive, lawyer
Employer Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Known forCEO of Drexel Burnham Lambert and Engelhard
Spouse Helene L. Kaplan

Mark N. Kaplan is an American lawyer and business executive who is the former CEO of Drexel Burnham Lambert and senior partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates.

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Education

Kaplan graduated from Columbia College in 1951 and Columbia Law School in 1953. [1]

Professional career

Kaplan was a lawyer at Marshall, Bratter who headed its corporate department and was considered a potential leader before joining the investment bank, Burnham and Company. [2] Kaplan then served the president and CEO of its various incarnations before becoming Drexel Burnham Lambert from 1970 to 1977, replacing I. W. "Tubby" Burnham, the firm's founder in that capacity while Burnham remained its chairman. [3] [4] [5] In 1977, he left the company to become president and CEO of Engelhard, a former Fortune 500 company. [6] He spent two years at the company before joining Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he served as a senior partner until 1998. [7] He also served as a director of DRS Technologies and represented the firm in its acquisition by Leonardo S.p.A. [8] [9]

Awards and honors

In 1979, he was a member of the first class of Columbia College's John Jay Award presented to its alumni for distinguished professional achievement, along with ABC News President Roone P. Arledge, NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher, New York Times executive editor Max Frankel, New York State Comptroller Arthur Levitt Sr., and Ford Foundation CEO Franklin A. Thomas [10] He is also member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, elected in 2010. [11]

Philanthropy

Kaplan currently serves on the board of the Institute of International Education and the New York Academy of Medicine. [12] [13]

Personal life

He is married to Helene L. Kaplan, a Skadden lawyer and Barnard College graduate who served as the chair of the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1985 to 1990, and from 2002 to 2007. [14] [15] [16]

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  2. ↑ Tivnan, Edward (1982-07-26). "The Death of a Law Firm". New York Magazine. p. 38.
  3. ↑ "Mark Kaplan Resigns as President of Drexel". The New York Times. 1977-08-20. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-19.
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  5. ↑ Sobel, Robert (1993). Dangerous Dreamers: The Financial Innovators from Charles Merrill to Michael Milken. New York, NY: Wiley. p. 78. ISBN   0471577340.
  6. ↑ "FORTUNE 500: Engelhard". archive.fortune.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  7. ↑ "Mark Kaplan | Board of Directors". AutoWeb, Inc. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  8. ↑ "DRS Technologies FORM 10-K". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  9. ↑ "Mark N. Kaplan | Professionals | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP". www.skadden.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  10. ↑ "John Jay Awards - Past Recipients". Columbia College Alumni Association. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Mark N. Kaplan". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  12. ↑ "Mark N Kaplan". www.iie.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  13. ↑ "Board of Trustees | New York Academy of Medicine". www.nyam.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  14. ↑ "Sue Kaplan Bride of David Karnovsky". The New York Times. 1982-08-30. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  15. ↑ "Helene L. Kaplan". DirectWomen. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  16. ↑ York, Carnegie Corporation of New. "Carnegie Corporation Of New York Announces New Chair And Elects New Member To Board Of Trustees". Carnegie Corporation of New York. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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