Ann Kaplan '72SW, '77BUS – 2022 Alumni Medalists
Channel: Columbia Alumni
Date: 2022-10-06

Ann F. Kaplan ’72SW, ’77BUS is a graduate of the Columbia School of Social Work and Columbia Business School. She is a Columbia University Trustee Emerita and, as the Chair of the Committee on Global Initiatives and Co-Chair of the Global Leadership Concil, had the pleasure of supporting the establishment of the network of Columbia Global Centers. She also served on the board of the Columbia University Investment Management Company and, as Vice Chair of the Finance Committee, chaired the Committee on Social Responsibility. Kaplan is currently a member of the Board of Overseers of Columbia Business School where she serves on the Governance and Nominating Committee, is a Founding member of the Women’s Circle, has supported the Manhattanville Campus, and has endowed a chair. She also serves on the Board of Advisors at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, the Mailman School of Public Health, and the Beijing and Amman Global Centers. Kaplan is the Chair of the Women Creating Change Leadership Board, which supports a Columbia grant giving program for interdisciplinary work on issues that affect women. She also taught asset management at Columbia Business School from 2004 to 2014. She supports projects at The Global Centers, the Medical Center, and the Center for Chronic Grief.