Jeffrey A. Kaplan

Jeffrey A. Kaplan, D.M.
 Managing Director
 Ferrazzi Greenlight
jkaplan@ferrazzigreenlight.com
                                                                                                                   

   Dr. Kaplan is a member of the executive management team of Ferrazzi Greenlight Consulting, where he leads the Leadership Development and Training practice and manages the Greenlight Research Institute. Previously, Jeff worked for the global consulting firm Capgemini, serving as the leader of the firm's marquee alliance with Microsoft Corporation. In the capacity of Microsoft Alliance leader, he managed a $350M account portfolio.

Prior to his work with Capgemini consulting, Jeff headed the sales and marketing effort for an internationally known amusement park and a groundbreaking B2B start-up. In 1989, Dr. Kaplan founded an events management and training company, which he grew into international operations. In partnership with AH Belo Corporation, he developed an international millennial event that was sponsored by The Dallas Morning News and WFAA-TV and endorsed by the Texas Congressional delegation. Dr. Kaplan has delivered hundreds of presentations, trainings and keynote addresses and has been featured in numerous radio and TV interviews including Good Morning Texas and the Wall Street Journal.

Dr. Kaplan has taught graduate and undergraduate business courses at a number of universities and serves as the Marketing Department Chair for the Graduate School of Business at the University of Phoenix, where he earned a doctorate from the School of Advanced Studies in organizational leadership. Jeff also received a Masters in Business Administration from the Graziadio Graduate School of Business at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.