Daniel Kaplan

Partner

New York Office
Phone: +1 212-588-3536

Dan is a Partner with CTPartners, a premier executive search firm committed to performance, quality and results. Dan leads the firm’s Global Human Resources Practice and advises Boards and CEOs on assessing and acquiring world class HR leaders.  In addition, Dan manages a diverse portfolio of the firm’s largest client relationships, handling C-suite searches while leveraging the broad expertise of the partnership for the benefit of these clients. Dan is a member of the firm’s Operating Committee and a driving force behind the creation of the CTPartners Global Board Institute on Human Resources.

Dan has completed numerous high-profile assignments for Heads of HR, PE Operating Partners, and Chief Executive Officers responsible for key growth and turn-around initiatives. Frequently sought after for his insight into Talent issues, Dan has contributed to several articles for leading private equity and human capital magazines and has served on and moderated some of the industry’s most important conference panels. 

In 2008, Dan was named to BusinessWeek's list of the World’s 50 Most Influential Headhunters.  In addition to his search leadership responsibilities, Dan represents the firm on the board of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), the professional practices group for the search industry.  Dan is currently one of 30 global participants in the World Economic Forum’s Talent Mobility Summit.

Prior to joining CTPartners Dan was a senior partner at another major international search firm.  In addition to a successful search career, Dan has shaped leading recruiting initiatives during his tenure as Director of Recruiting at Fannie Mae, a Fortune 20 company and as Recruiting Executive with Sapient Corporation, an S&P 500 business consultancy.

A graduate of Rutgers University, Dan is active in fundraising for several non-profits including Alex’s Lemonade Stand, the Lemon Society and the Manhattan Society.  He is also a member of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Business Advisory Council. Dan is based in the firm’s New York headquarters.  An avid runner, Dan is perpetually training for his first Marathon.


Market Sectors

Human Resources
   Chief HR Officer
   Chief Talent Officer
Private Equity
   Investment Teams
   Operating Groups
   C-Level Positions in
       Portfolio Companies
Corporate Officers & Board
   CEO/CMO/Director

In the News

How to prepare for the upturn  Training Zone, Oct 2009
Preparing for the upturn  ExecDigital, Sept 2009
Why Human Resources Talent Belongs on the Board  The Corporate Board, July/Aug 2009
Growing a Different Kind of Investment  Private Equity Central.net, Feb 2009
World's Most Influential Headhunters Profile BusinessWeek, Dec 2008