Alan J. Kaplan is the Founder and CEO of Kaplan Partners, a retained executive search and board advisory firm headquartered in Philadelphia.  Since the firm’s founding in 1994, Kaplan Partners has provided Boards and CEOs with advice on the dynamics of CEO and Board succession, and assistance with the identification, assessment and selection of new CEOs, Directors and senior executives. The firm’s Board Advisory Services assist clients with Director Succession, Performance and Recruitment.  Kaplan Partners also conducts Executive Assessments of leadership teams to enhance succession planning and professional development efforts.  

Alan is a leader in talent management and leadership succession across both the banking and financial services sectors.  He has over thirty-five years of talent assessment, succession management and executive search experience, and has successfully led over 100 CEO/Succession projects.  He is certified in the use of both the Hogan© and Predictive Index© assessment tools.  

Alan serves on the Board of Advisors of the Fischer-Shain Center for Financial Services at Temple University’s Fox School of Business.  He is a longstanding board member of both the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

Alan holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Penn State and an MBA in Finance from Temple University. He is an NACD Certified Director and Board Leadership Fellow, and was the recipient of the 2022 AESC Award of Excellence for his contributions to the executive search industry.