about
I grew up in Brooklyn, New York and lived there until entering
, from where I graduated, magna cum laude, in 1993. I spent the following year teaching English in a public high school in Suzurandai, Japan through the
as I taught English for most of my college career in the
and throughout the Czech Republic during the summer after my junior year through Students for Czechoslovakia. I graduated from
in 1997 and practiced for nearly nine years, the last six of which I was an associate at
in Manhattan. From 2006-2007, while establishing 
I served as the CEO of a start-up founded by Mark Moran, the former
general counsel of
, focused on helping individuals use the Internet more productively. Since January of 2008, I have been exclusively growing Ari Kaplan Advisors, a consultancy that studies, supports, and promotes the legal industry, with a strong concentration on technology trends.
, from where I graduated, magna cum laude, in 1993. I spent the following year teaching English in a public high school in Suzurandai, Japan through the as I taught English for most of my college career in theand throughout the Czech Republic during the summer after my junior year through Students for Czechoslovakia. I graduated from in 1997 and practiced for nearly nine years, the last six of which I was an associate at in Manhattan. From 2006-2007, while establishing I served as the CEO of a start-up founded by Mark Moran, the former
general counsel of, focused on helping individuals use the Internet more productively. Since January of 2008, I have been exclusively growing Ari Kaplan Advisors, a consultancy that studies, supports, and promotes the legal industry, with a strong concentration on technology trends.
I am an inaugural 
honoree, a fellow of the
, and a finalist for the
Thought Leader of the Year award. I am also the author of Reinventing Professional Services: Building Your Business in the Digital Marketplace (Wiley, 2011) and The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development (West Academic, 2nd Ed. 2016).
honoree, a fellow of the , and a finalist for the Thought Leader of the Year award. I am also the author of Reinventing Professional Services: Building Your Business in the Digital Marketplace (Wiley, 2011) and The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development (West Academic, 2nd Ed. 2016).
Since 2007, I have served as the keynote speaker for events worldwide, such as the 
and the
Summit. In 2008, I started producing research on market trends and have since published over 30 reports on an array of issues, ranging from artificial intelligence to legal operations. In 2009, I began interviewing leaders in the legal and professional services community for the
podcast, which now features over 500 episodes. In 2013, I founded
, a coaching software platform and iPhone app. In 2018, I started to teach myself to code in python and formed a group of peers with a similar interest I call the 
. I am proud to serve as the chairman of the Global Advisory Board for
.
and theSummit. In 2008, I started producing research on market trends and have since published over 30 reports on an array of issues, ranging from artificial intelligence to legal operations. In 2009, I began interviewing leaders in the legal and professional services community for thepodcast, which now features over 500 episodes. In 2013, I founded, a coaching software platform and iPhone app. In 2018, I started to teach myself to code in python and formed a group of peers with a similar interest I call the . I am proud to serve as the chairman of the Global Advisory Board for.
In 2011, my daughter and I started the One-Can-A-Week project in our neighborhood for which we collect a can of food from various homes and donate them to the Apostles’ House, which provides services to the homeless, battered women and children, and others in Newark, New Jersey. I completed 
in 2013 and 
in 2015. I have also run several marathons, including Chicago, Marine Corps, New York City, and Richmond. In 2008, I created the Ari Kaplan Advisors Fund to support the purchase of multicultural children’s books and a range of technology tools to support the Intergenerational Literacy Program in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
in 2013 and in 2015. I have also run several marathons, including Chicago, Marine Corps, New York City, and Richmond. In 2008, I created the Ari Kaplan Advisors Fund to support the purchase of multicultural children’s books and a range of technology tools to support the Intergenerational Literacy Program in Chelsea, Massachusetts. media coverage
