Robert S. Kaplan
Robert Kaplan, a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School and a senior director of The Goldman Sachs Group, serves on the Ford Foundation Board of Trustees.
Mr. Kaplan served as interim CEO of the Harvard Management Company, the group responsible for managing Harvard's endowment, from November 2007 until June of this year. Prior to joining Harvard Business School in 2005, he served as vice chairman of The Goldman Sachs Group, with oversight responsibility for the Investment Banking and Investment Management divisions. He also served in various other capacities for the firm, including head of the Corporate Finance department.
Mr. Kaplan currently serves as co-chairman of the board of Project A.L.S., co-chairman of the board of The TEAK Fellowship, and is a member of the boards of Harvard Medical School, Harvard Management Company and The Jewish Theological Seminary.