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, Diversity 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 the middle market, private company and financial services sectors. He has over thirty 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, and is an NACD Certified Director and Board Leadership Fellow.