Carl Kaplan is the founder and managing director of Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF). He developed and manages KIEDF's Small, Medium and Microfinance Business Loan Programs, which have facilitated financing of $300 million to more than 10,5,00 borrowers in Israel. KIEDF was established in 1994 to demonstrate that deploying philanthropy efficiently can stimulate economic expansion and employment. Prior to moving to Israel, Kaplan was a partner in Goldklang, Silvers & Co. Inc., a private Wall Street investment and merchant banking firm specializing in developing U.S.-Israel corporate, capital, marketing and joint-venture relationships. Previously he practiced law in Washington, D.C., and worked as a consultant to Claridge Israel Inc. He also served as a VISTA attorney, executive director of the Greater Lansing Legal Aid Society, director of policy at the Michigan Public Utility Commission, and he held senior positions at the U.S. Department of Energy. Kaplan holds a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

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Development Finance

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