Robert Steven Kaplan

Robert Steven Kaplan
13th President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Incumbent
Assumed office September 8, 2015
Preceded by	Richard W. Fisher
Personal details
Alma mater	University of Kansas Harvard Business School
Occupation	Banker, Author

Robert Steven Kaplan (born 1957) is president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. He was appointed to the position on September 8, 2015.

Prior to joining the Dallas Fed, Kaplan was the Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. 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.^[1]

Business career

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.

Personal life and education

Kaplan was born and raised in Prairie Village, Kansas^[1] and is a graduate of the University of Kansas in 1979 and Harvard Business School in 1983. He lives with his son in Dallas, Texas.

Bibliography

Books^[2]

• Kaplan, Robert Steven. What You Really Need to Lead: The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner. Boston, MA, USA: Harvard Business Review Press, September 2015.
• Kaplan, Robert Steven. What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential. Boston, MA, USA: Harvard Business Review Press, 2013.
• Kaplan, Robert Steven. What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2011.

Journal Articles^[2]

• Neeley, Tsedal, and Robert Steven Kaplan. "What's Your Language Strategy? It Should Bind Your Company's Global Talent Management and Vision." R1409D. Harvard Business Review 92, no. 9 (September 2014): 70–76.
• Kaplan, Robert Steven. "Top Executives Need Feedback: Here's How They Can Get It." McKinsey Quarterly, no. 4 (2011): 60–71.
• Kaplan, Robert Steven. "Reaching Your Potential." HBS Centennial Issue Harvard Business Review 86, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2008): 45–49.
• Kaplan, Robert Steven. "What to Ask the Person in the Mirror." Harvard Business Review 85, no. 1 (January 2007).

References

1. Derby, Michael S. (2015-08-17). "Dallas Fed Names Former Goldman Sachs Banker Robert Steven Kaplan President". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
2. "Robert Steven Kaplan". Harvard Business School Faculty. Harvard Business School. Retrieved 31 July 2015.