Carl h. kaplan

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Carl H. Kaplan has served as in-house legal counsel to Arba since 1992. Previously he was a consultant to Claridge Israel Inc. 

He is the Founder and first Managing Director of KIEDF, a philanthropic fund that provides financial assistance (nearly US $500 Million to date) to small and micro businesses throughout Israel. Following the success of the program, Carl was asked to advise a European country on setting up a similar program. He continues as the senior consultant to KIEDF. 

Prior to moving to Israel in 1990, he was a partner in Goldklang, Silvers & Co. Inc., a Wall Street investment and merchant-banking firm that specialized in capital formation and joint-venture relationships. 

Carl is a cum laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and his professional experience includes several years of business and legal practice in Washington, D.C. He is a former National Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal Young Leadership Cabinet (1984).