Jonathan E. Kaplan

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Jonathan Kaplan
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United States Ambassador to Singapore
Assumed office
December 6, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byRafik Mansour
Personal details
Born
Jonathan Eric Kaplan
EducationCarnegie Mellon University (BS)

Jonathan Eric Kaplan is an American businessman and entrepreneur serving as the United States ambassador to Singapore. Kaplan was previously the chair of EducationSuperHighway, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco.[1]

Education[]

Kaplan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and industrial management from Carnegie Mellon University.[2][3]

Career[]

Corporate career[]

After graduating from college, Kaplan worked for Condé Nast.[4] He was later the vice president and general manager of Geoworks. He was also the founder and CEO of MovieStreet. Kaplan was the president and CEO of Sega.com and was the chairperson and CEO of Pure Digital Technologies. In his role, Kaplan invented and marketed the Flip Video before the company was acquired and shuttered by Cisco Systems.[5][6][7] Most recently, Kaplan was the chairperson and CEO of the FishSix Restaurant Corporation, a holding company that owns several grilled cheese sandwich restaurants in California, Texas, and Colorado.[8][9]

2021–present: US ambassador to Singapore[]

On July 29, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Kaplan as the United States ambassador to Singapore.[10][11] On August 2, 2021, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[12] The Senate confirmed his nomination on November 19, 2021.[13] On December 6, 2021, he presented his credentials as the United States Ambassador to Singapore to President Halimah Yacob.[14][15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mayor London Breed Announces Partnership to Increase Free Internet Access to Support Distance Learning | Office of the Mayor". sfmayor.org. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  2. ^ "May 15: Entrepreneurs Wanted: New Open Field Entrepreneurs Fund To Jumpstart Creation of Innovative Businesses by Carnegie Mellon Graduates - Carnegie Mellon University | CMU". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. ^ "President Biden Announces Six Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Kaplan". Tepper Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. ^ Stone, Brad (2008-06-04). "The Flip, a camcorder for regular people". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  6. ^ McNicholas, Kym. "Say Goodbye To The Flip Video Camera. The Melt Is Open For Business". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  7. ^ "Flip camera founder exits top job at his grilled cheese restaurant chain". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  8. ^ "The Melt Storms Back with New Menu, Mantra". QSR magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  9. ^ Miller, Claire Cain (2011-06-20). "A Tech Entrepreneur's Plan for Grilled-Cheese Sandwiches". Bits Blog. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  10. ^ Thomas, Ken (2021-07-29). "Biden to Nominate Jonathan Kaplan to Be Ambassador to Singapore". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  11. ^ "President Biden Announces Six Key Nominations" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 29, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  12. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 2, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  13. ^ Yong, Charissa (2021-11-20). "US Senate confirms Biden nominee Jonathan Kaplan as ambassador to S'pore". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  14. ^ "Arrival of Ambassador Jonathan Eric Kaplan". U.S. Embassy in Singapore. 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  15. ^ "G.N. 2612/2021" (PDF). Republic of Singapore Government Gazette: 1. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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