Joel Kaplan
Encyclopedia
Joel Kaplan was the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy for U.S. President
George W. Bush
. The other Deputy Chief was Blake Gottesman
, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. He took over policy planning from Karl Rove
on April 19, 2006, as part of a staff shake-up by Josh Bolten
, the White House Chief of Staff.
Prior to his appointment as a White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Kaplan had served as Deputy Director of the Office of Management And Budget
(OMB) from August 2003, serving under Josh Bolten in his capacity as Director of the OMB. He had previously been a Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff from the start of the Bush administration
up to that point.
Before 2001, Kaplan had worked as a policy advisor on George W. Bush's 2000 Presidential campaign. He had also clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
, and Judge J. Michael Luttig
. Kaplan is a graduate of Harvard University
and Harvard Law School
, and has served for four years in the United States Marine Corps
. He was an active conservative Democrat during the early 1990s.
He is currently executive vice president of public policy and external affairs for Energy Future Holdings. On May 26, 2011, it was reported that Kaplan would be joining Facebook
's Washington, DC office as vice president of U.S. public policy, effective June, 13, 2011.
President of the United States
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George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
. The other Deputy Chief was Blake Gottesman
Blake Gottesman
Blake Gottesman served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff to former U.S. President George W. Bush, becoming, at age 28, the youngest member of the Bush senior staff. He previously served in the Bush administration as personal aide and body man for the president from 2001 until 2006...
, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. He took over policy planning from Karl Rove
Karl Rove
Karl Christian Rove was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush until Rove's resignation on August 31, 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives...
on April 19, 2006, as part of a staff shake-up by Josh Bolten
Joshua B. Bolten
Joshua Brewster Bolten served as the White House Chief of Staff to U.S. President George W. Bush. Bolten replaced Andrew Card on April 14, 2006.-Early history:...
, the White House Chief of Staff.
Prior to his appointment as a White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Kaplan had served as Deputy Director of the Office of Management And Budget
United States Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget is a Cabinet-level office, and is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States .The current OMB Director is Jacob Lew.-History:...
(OMB) from August 2003, serving under Josh Bolten in his capacity as Director of the OMB. He had previously been a Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff from the start of the Bush administration
George W. Bush administration
The presidency of George W. Bush began on January 20, 2001, when he was inaugurated as the 43rd President of the United States of America. The oldest son of former president George H. W. Bush, George W...
up to that point.
Before 2001, Kaplan had worked as a policy advisor on George W. Bush's 2000 Presidential campaign. He had also clerked for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Antonin Scalia
Antonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
, and Judge J. Michael Luttig
J. Michael Luttig
J. Michael Luttig is an American lawyer and a former federal appellate court judge.-Education and early work:Born in Tyler, Texas, Luttig graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1976. He then attended the University of Virginia School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor degree in...
. Kaplan is a graduate of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
and Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
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, and has served for four years in the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
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. He was an active conservative Democrat during the early 1990s.
He is currently executive vice president of public policy and external affairs for Energy Future Holdings. On May 26, 2011, it was reported that Kaplan would be joining Facebook
Facebook
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's Washington, DC office as vice president of U.S. public policy, effective June, 13, 2011.
External links
- "Some See Him as an 'Energetic Presence' on Pennsylvania Avenue", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, May 11, 2006