Reaching Your Leadership Potential with Rob Kaplan,
Goldman Sachs Vice Chair

Join Goldman Sachs Vice Chair Rob Kaplan for his leadership masterclass on how leaders can reach their unique potential. The session draws on the decades of experience Rob has as a senior leader in both the private and public sector, as well as his time serving as a leadership professor at HBS. This 90-minute discussion will focus on topics ranging from defining what makes a leader, assessing why leaders fail, and reviewing tools that leaders can use to lead their organizations more effectively.
 

Capacity limited.  Please sign up early.

About the Speaker

Rob is vice chairman of Goldman Sachs and a member of the Management Committee. Previously, Rob served as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Before joining the Fed, Rob was the Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice and senior associate dean at Harvard Business School (HBS).
 

Rob initially joined Goldman Sachs in 1983 and became a partner in 1990. In 2002, he became vice chairman of the firm with global responsibility for the Investment Banking and Investment Management Divisions. He also served as co-chair of the Partnership Committee and chair of the Goldman Sachs Pine Street Leadership Program. In 1998, Rob became global co-head of Investment Banking and a member of the Management Committee. His previous roles included serving as head of Asia Pacific Investment Banking, co-chief operating officer of global Investment Banking and head of the Americas Corporate Finance Department.
 

Rob retired from the firm in 2006 to join HBS, becoming a senior director at that time. Rob is chairman of Project ALS and co-chairman of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. He is a board member of Harvard Medical School and St. Mark's School of Texas and is a member of the George W. Bush Institute's Advisory Council. Rob is also an Advisory Board member of the Baker Institute. He serves on the Bipartisan Policy Center President's Council and on the Board of Directors at The Holdsworth Center.
 

Rob is the author of three books on leadership, What You Really Need to Lead: The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner; What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential; and What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential.
 

Rob earned a BS from the University of Kansas in 1979 and an MBA from HBS in 1983.

This event is open to Harvard Club of Dallas members (and their guest) with a Harvard affiliation. 

DETAILS:
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Time:  12:00 - 1:30 pm CT

Location:  Goldman Sachs, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2800, Dallas, Texas  75204
Registrants will receive detailed instructions for arrival and check-in prior to the event.

Cost: HCD Members:  $20.00
         HCD Guests:  $30.00 

Deli style sandwiches and refreshments will be provided.

Questions:  velda@sacleadership.com