Randall Kaplan

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]

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

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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