Английская Википедия:Helene L. Kaplan
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Helene Lois Kaplan[1] (1933 – January 30, 2023) was an American lawyer and nonprofit executive. She was of counsel at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and was the first person to serve as two-time Chairman of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.[2]
Biography
Kaplan was born Helene Lois Finklestein.[3] She graduated from Barnard College in 1953 and New York University School of Law in 1967.[2] She was a student of sociologist Mirra Komarovsky at Barnard.[1]
She was a partner of Webster & Sheffield before joining Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in 1990.[4] She retired from the practice of law in 2012.[5]
She was named a director of the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 1980 and held the title of chair from 1985 to 1990.[6] She also was elected vice-chair twice, serving in that capacity from 1981 to 1984 and from 1998 until 2002. She was elected chairman in 2002 and served until her retirement on March 1, 2007.[7] She is one of the only two honorary trustees of the foundation, alongside Newton N. Minow.[8]
In addition to her non-profit and legal careers, she was a trustee of Barnard College and served as the chairman of its board of trustees.[9][10] She was also a trustee and chairman of Mount Sinai School of Medicine.[4] She was also a trustee of the New York Foundation from 1976 to 1986,[11] a former director of the Council on Foreign Relations from 1994 to 1996,[12] a former trustee of the American Museum of Natural History,[13] the Mitre Corporation,[14] and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation from 1981 to 1997.[15] In 1990, she was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[5] She is a trustee emeriti of the Institute for Advanced Study,[16] The Commonwealth Fund,[17] and the J. Paul Getty Trust.[18]
She has also served as a director of various companies, including ExxonMobil,[19] MetLife,[20] The May Department Stores Company,[21] JPMorgan Chase and its predecessor Chemical Bank,[22] and Verizon Communications.[23]
From 1986 to 1990, she served as a member of the U.S. Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on South Africa.[24][25]
Kaplan was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws from Columbia University in 1990 and an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2001.[2]
She was also one of the first women to be admitted to the Century Association in 1988, along with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Brooke Astor.[26]
Personal life and family
Kaplan was married to fellow Skadden lawyer Mark N. Kaplan and the couple had two children.[1][14][27]
References
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