Randall Kaplan
EducationUniversity of Michigan
Northwestern University
Occupation(s)Venture Capitalist, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
SpouseMadison Kaplan
Children5
Websitehttps://www.randallkaplan.com

Randall Kaplan is a serial entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Akamai Technologies.[1][2] Kaplan is the managing partner of JUMP Investors, a Los Angeles–based venture capital and private equity firm.[3]

Early life and education

Kaplan grew up in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan.[4] After graduation, Kaplan received a J.D. from the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.[5] Kaplan is on the Northwestern Law Board.[6] He received the school's first Distinguished Entrepreneur Award in 2006.[7]

Career

In 1996, Kaplan was hired as a chairman assistant at SunAmerica, working with Eli Broad.[8]

In August 1998, Kaplan left SunAmerica to start Akamai Technologies with Tom Leighton, Daniel Lewin, and Jonathan Seelig.[9] After leaving Akamai, Kaplan started JUMP Investors, a Los Angeles–based venture capital and private equity firm.

Kaplan, also known as "Mr. Beach," is currently the CEO and founder of Sandee, a travel start-up. Mr. Beach is known for his annual Top 50 Beaches in the United States list that features the best beaches that the United States has to offer.[10][11][12] Sandee has been recognized by outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, Entrepreneur (magazine), Maxim (magazine), Coveteur, Skift, InsideHook, The Malaysian Reserve, and the San Diego Union Tribune. [13][14][15][16][17][18] Kaplan is also the owner and CEO of CollarCard, LLC, a promotional products company.[19]

Philanthropy

In 1996, Kaplan started The Justice Ball,[20][21] whose beneficiary is Bet Tzedek Legal Services.[22]

Kaplan is also the co-founder and current co-chair of The Imagine Ball,[23][24] an annual charity concert whose proceeds benefit Imagine LA, a non-profit specializing in homelessness and poverty in LA.[25] Kaplan established the Julia Eder Dean's Scholarship at the University of Michigan in honor of his grandmother.[26][27] Kaplan has also endowed a permanent full-tuition, need-based scholarship at the University of Michigan.[28]

Assault case against Gimelstob

In November 2018, Kaplan was publicly assaulted by Justin Gimelstob in the presence of the former's wife and two-year-old daughter.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35] Gilmelstob later pleaded "no contest" to a felony battery charge, and was sentenced to three years’ probation and 60 days of community labor.[36] Kaplan's wife attributed the miscarriage of her unborn child to the stress of witnessing the attack.[37]

References

  1. ↑ "MIT Scientists Develop New Method to Distribute Content over World Wide Web". Akamai Technologies. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  2. ↑ "Akamai First Press Release". akamaifirstpressrelease.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  3. ↑ "About Us". JUMP Investors. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  4. ↑ "ARBINET ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF 2009 ANNUAL MEETING AND BOARD APPOINTMENTS". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  5. ↑ "Law, Kellogg, and NU Club of LA Panel Discussion and Reception". Northwestern. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Members, About: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law". www.law.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  7. ↑ "Annual Conference, Research & Faculty: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law". www.law.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  8. ↑ Amy, Smith (Winter 2014). "Scaling the Internet" (PDF). Jewish Review of Books. Eric Cohen. 4: 48.
  9. ↑ "Company History | Akamai". www.akamai.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  10. ↑ "TRAVEL AND BEACH EXPERT RANDALL MR. BEACH KAPLAN ANNOUNCES THE TOP 50 BEACHES IN THE US FOR 2022". User Walls. 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  11. ↑ "TRAVEL AND BEACH EXPERT RANDALL "MR. BEACH" KAPLAN ANNOUNCES THE TOP 50 BEACHES IN THE US FOR 2022". StreetInsider.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  12. ↑ Sandee. "TRAVEL AND BEACH EXPERT RANDALL "MR. BEACH" KAPLAN ANNOUNCES THE TOP 50 BEACHES IN THE US FOR 2022". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  13. ↑ Ballentine, Claire (2019-08-09). "Sand.ee wants to be the Yelp of beaches". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  14. ↑ Staff, Entrepreneur (2021-08-03). "This Serial Entrepreneur Co-Founded a $3 Billion Company. Here's Where He Says Big Ideas Come From". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  15. ↑ "'Sandee' Is the Internet Beach Database You Never Knew You Needed - Maxim". www.maxim.com. 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  16. ↑ "Is This the Yelp of Beaches?". Coveteur: Inside Closets, Fashion, Beauty, Health, and Travel. 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  17. ↑ ""Sandee" Is the Internet's Best Beach Database. Don't Beach-Go Without It". InsideHook. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  18. ↑ Ballentine, Claire (August 8, 2019). "Sandee wants to be the Yelp of beaches". The Malaysian Reserve. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  19. ↑ Leano, John (2019-03-18). "A Conversation with Randall Kaplan of CollarCard". Cleaner & Launderer. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  20. ↑ "The Justice Ball". The Justice Ball. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Archived July 28, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Young Lawyer Has a Ball With Bet Tzedek". Jewish Journal. 22 June 2006. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  22. ↑ "The Cause". Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  23. ↑ "Imagine Ball". Imagine Ball. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  24. ↑ "The Imagine Ball Presented By John Terzian & Randall Kaplan Benefiting Imagine LA". TheWrap. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  25. ↑ "Who We Are". Imagine LA. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  26. ↑ Greenwald, Judy (2018-11-01). "A Will To Succeed". The Jewish News. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  27. ↑ Proceedings of the Board of Regents. The University. 1870. p. 308. randall kaplan julia eder deans scholarship.
  28. ↑ "The University of Michigan Regents' Communication Report on Voluntary Support" (PDF). The University of Michigan. January 31, 2008.
  29. ↑ Briggs, Simon (November 30, 2018). "Exclusive: Tennis supremo Justin Gimelstob facing explosive assault allegations". The Telegraph. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  30. ↑ Winton, Richard (November 22, 2018). "Former tennis star Justin Gimelstob arrested on suspicion of Halloween night attack". MSN. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Justin Gimelstob charged with assault in Los Angeles". BBC Sport. November 23, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  32. ↑ Briggs, Simon (2019-05-08). "Justin Gimelstob could see assault case reopened after prosecutors in LA claim he breached terms of plea bargain". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  33. ↑ Briggs, Simon (2018-11-30). "Exclusive: Tennis supremo Justin Gimelstob facing explosive assault allegations". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  34. ↑ "Gimelstob Sentenced To Three Years Probation for Assault - Tennis Now". www.tennisnow.com. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  35. ↑ Simons, Bill. "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH – TENNIS MUST STAND UP TO JUSTIN GIMELSTOB | InsideTennis.com". Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  36. ↑ Shmerler, Cindy (April 22, 2019). "Justin Gimelstob Pleads No Contest in Battery Case". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  37. ↑ "Wife reveals miscarriage after tennis star's 'unprovoked' attack on husband". au.sports.yahoo.com.
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