Robert E. Kaplan

Bob Kaplan is President of Kaplan DeVries Inc, specialists in assessing leaders for selection and development. With Wilfred Drath and Joan Kofodimos, Bob originated executive coaching at the Center for Creative Leadership before that field came into existence. He built an early 360 survey (SKILLscope for Managers), and he came up with the idea for a different breed of 360, the patented Leadership Versatility Index, which he and Rob Kaiser developed and commercialized together. He has published three other books, as well as numerous articles in publications like Harvard Business Review and Sloan Management Review. An honorary senior fellow at the Center for Creative Leadership, he has a B.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University. He lives in New York City with his wife Becky. You can reach him at bobkaplan@kaplandevries.com.