Randall Kaplan Explained
Randall Kaplan |
Education: | University of Michigan Northwestern University |
Occupation: | Venture Capitalist, entrepreneur |
Spouse: | Madison Kaplan |
Children: | 5 |
Website: | https://www.randallkaplan.com |
Randall Kaplan is an American entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Akamai Technologies.[1] [2] Kaplan is the managing partner of JUMP Investors, a Los Angeles–based venture capital and private equity firm.[3]
Early life and education
Kaplan grew up in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan.[4] After graduation, Kaplan received a J.D. from the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.[5] Kaplan is on the Northwestern Law Board.[6] He received the school's first Distinguished Entrepreneur Award in 2006.[7]
Career
In 1996, Kaplan was hired as a chairman assistant at SunAmerica, working with Eli Broad.[8]
In August 1998, Kaplan left SunAmerica to start Akamai Technologies with Tom Leighton, Daniel Lewin, and Jonathan Seelig.[9] After leaving Akamai, Kaplan started JUMP Investors, a Los Angeles–based venture capital and private equity firm.
Kaplan, also known as "Mr. Beach," is currently the CEO and founder of Sandee, a travel start-up. Mr. Beach is known for his annual Top 50 Beaches in the United States list that features the best beaches that the United States has to offer.[10] [11] [12] Sandee has been recognized by outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, Entrepreneur (magazine), Maxim (magazine), Coveteur, Skift, InsideHook, The Malaysian Reserve, and the San Diego Union Tribune. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] Kaplan is also the owner and CEO of CollarCard, LLC, a promotional products company.[19]
Philanthropy
In 1996, Kaplan started The Justice Ball,[20] [21] whose beneficiary is Bet Tzedek Legal Services.[22]
Kaplan is also the co-founder and current co-chair of The Imagine Ball,[23] [24] an annual charity concert whose proceeds benefit Imagine LA, a non-profit specializing in homelessness and poverty in LA.[25] Kaplan established the Julia Eder Dean's Scholarship at the University of Michigan in honor of his grandmother.[26] [27] Kaplan has also endowed a permanent full-tuition, need-based scholarship at the University of Michigan.[28]
Assault case against Gimelstob
In November 2018, Kaplan was publicly assaulted by Justin Gimelstob in the presence of the former's wife and two-year-old daughter.[29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] Gilmelstob later pleaded "no contest" to a felony battery charge, and was sentenced to three years’ probation and 60 days of community labor.[36] Kaplan's wife attributed the miscarriage of her unborn child to the stress of witnessing the attack.[37]
Notes and References
- Web site: MIT Scientists Develop New Method to Distribute Content over World Wide Web . 2011-02-08 . Akamai Technologies.
- Web site: Akamai First Press Release. akamaifirstpressrelease.com. 2019-12-12.
- Web site: About Us. JUMP Investors. en-US. 2019-10-28.
- Web site: ARBINET ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF 2009 ANNUAL MEETING AND BOARD APPOINTMENTS. www.sec.gov. 2019-10-28.
- Web site: Law, Kellogg, and NU Club of LA Panel Discussion and Reception. Northwestern. August 19, 2022.
- Web site: Members, About: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. www.law.northwestern.edu. 2019-10-28.
- Web site: Annual Conference, Research & Faculty: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. www.law.northwestern.edu. 2019-10-28.
- Amy. Smith. Winter 2014. Scaling the Internet. Jewish Review of Books. Eric Cohen. 4. 48.
- Web site: Company History Akamai. www.akamai.com. en-US. 2019-10-28.
- Web site: 2022-01-10 . TRAVEL AND BEACH EXPERT RANDALL MR. BEACH KAPLAN ANNOUNCES THE TOP 50 BEACHES IN THE US FOR 2022 . 2022-09-09 . User Walls . en.
- Web site: TRAVEL AND BEACH EXPERT RANDALL "MR. BEACH" KAPLAN ANNOUNCES THE TOP 50 BEACHES IN THE US FOR 2022 . 2022-09-09 . StreetInsider.com . en.
- Sandee . TRAVEL AND BEACH EXPERT RANDALL "MR. BEACH" KAPLAN ANNOUNCES THE TOP 50 BEACHES IN THE US FOR 2022 . 2022-09-09 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
- Web site: Ballentine . Claire . 2019-08-09 . Sand.ee wants to be the Yelp of beaches . 2022-09-09 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
- Web site: Staff . Entrepreneur . 2021-08-03 . This Serial Entrepreneur Co-Founded a $3 Billion Company. Here's Where He Says Big Ideas Come From. . 2022-09-16 . Entrepreneur . en.
- Web site: 2019-08-11 . 'Sandee' Is the Internet Beach Database You Never Knew You Needed - Maxim . 2022-09-09 . www.maxim.com . en-US.
- Web site: 2019-08-10 . Is This the Yelp of Beaches? . 2022-09-09 . Coveteur: Inside Closets, Fashion, Beauty, Health, and Travel . en.
- Web site: "Sandee" Is the Internet's Best Beach Database. Don't Beach-Go Without It. . 2022-09-09 . InsideHook . en-US.
- Web site: Ballentine . Claire . August 8, 2019 . Sandee wants to be the Yelp of beaches . September 9, 2022 . The Malaysian Reserve.
- Web site: A Conversation with Randall Kaplan of CollarCard. Leano. John. 2019-03-18. Cleaner & Launderer. en-US. 2019-10-28.
- Web site: The Justice Ball. The Justice Ball. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728095130/http://www.thejusticeball.org/gallery.html. 2011-07-28. Archived July 28, 2011.
- Web site: Young Lawyer Has a Ball With Bet Tzedek. Jewish Journal. 22 June 2006 . en-US. 2019-10-28.
- Web site: The Cause. en. 2019-10-28.
- Web site: Imagine Ball. Imagine Ball. en-US. 2019-10-28.
- Web site: The Imagine Ball Presented By John Terzian & Randall Kaplan Benefiting Imagine LA. TheWrap. 8 August 2014 . en-US. 2019-10-28.
- Web site: Who We Are. Imagine LA. en-US. 2019-10-28.
- Web site: A Will To Succeed. Greenwald. Judy. 2018-11-01. The Jewish News. en-US. 2019-10-28.
- Book: Proceedings of the Board of Regents. 308. randall kaplan julia eder deans scholarship.. 1870. The University. en.
- Web site: The University of Michigan Regents' Communication Report on Voluntary Support. January 31, 2008. The University of Michigan.
- News: Briggs . Simon . November 30, 2018 . Exclusive: Tennis supremo Justin Gimelstob facing explosive assault allegations . The Telegraph . September 23, 2022.
- Web site: Former tennis star Justin Gimelstob arrested on suspicion of Halloween night attack. Winton. Richard. November 22, 2018. MSN. en-US. December 8, 2018.
- News: Justin Gimelstob charged with assault in Los Angeles. November 23, 2018. BBC Sport. December 8, 2018. en-GB.
- News: Briggs . Simon . 2019-05-08 . Justin Gimelstob could see assault case reopened after prosecutors in LA claim he breached terms of plea bargain . en-GB . The Telegraph . 2022-09-23 . 0307-1235.
- News: Briggs . Simon . 2018-11-30 . Exclusive: Tennis supremo Justin Gimelstob facing explosive assault allegations . en-GB . The Telegraph . 2022-09-23 . 0307-1235.
- Web site: Gimelstob Sentenced To Three Years Probation for Assault - Tennis Now . 2022-09-23 . www.tennisnow.com.
- Web site: Simons . Bill . ENOUGH IS ENOUGH – TENNIS MUST STAND UP TO JUSTIN GIMELSTOB InsideTennis.com . 2022-09-23 . en-US.
- News: Justin Gimelstob Pleads No Contest in Battery Case. Cindy. Shmerler. The New York Times . April 22, 2019. NYTimes.com.
- Web site: Wife reveals miscarriage after tennis star's 'unprovoked' attack on husband. au.sports.yahoo.com.