Profile
Mr. Jeffrey R.
Kaplan is a Partner & Head Trader at Deerfield Management Company LP.
He is responsible for managing Deerfield’s trading desk and is a part of Private Transactions team.
He is an ordained Interfaith Minister.
He also serves on the Board of Possible Health, which supports primary healthcare in rural Nepal.
Mr. Kaplan joined Deerfield in 2001 after 14 years at Merrill Lynch, where he was head of Healthcare NASDAQ trading for eight years.
Previously, Mr. Kaplan held positions as a Business Analyst in Merrill’s institutional client division and in Operations at E.F.
Hutton.
He is active in The Deerfield Foundation, which supports healthcare initiatives for underserved communities and is funded by Deerfield’s profits and employees.
He founded and chairs The A to Z Impact Foundation, which is focused on poverty alleviation through healthcare and economic empowerment solutions.
He co-founded GOAL, an after-school enrichment program in East Harlem, and The Water Trust, an NGO focused on clean water and health in rural Uganda.
Former positions of Jeff Kaplan
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Deerfield Management Co. LP
 Deerfield Management Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance Deerfield Management Co. LP (Deerfield) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Peter Drake in 1994. They are wholly owned by James E. Flynn and are controlled by its general partner, Flynn Management LLC. Deerfield provides discretionary investment management services in the healthcare sector to domestic and offshore private pooled investment vehicles and their related alternative investment vehicles. | Trading-Equity | 2019-11-30 |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/
 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2000-12-31 |
The Children's Health Fund
 The Children's Health Fund Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services The Children's Health Fund is a non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of healthcare services for kids. It offers Blue Bus, a pediatric mobile medical clinic that offers curbside checkups and treatments. The firm also supports the Terra Firma project, a program the provides healthcare, mental health support, and legal assistance for unaccompanied immigrant minors. The company was founded by Irwin E. Redlener, Karen B. Redlener, and Paul Simon in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Deerfield Management Co. LP
Deerfield Management Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance Deerfield Management Co. LP (Deerfield) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Peter Drake in 1994. They are wholly owned by James E. Flynn and are controlled by its general partner, Flynn Management LLC. Deerfield provides discretionary investment management services in the healthcare sector to domestic and offshore private pooled investment vehicles and their related alternative investment vehicles. | Finance |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. /Old/ Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange. | Finance |
The Children's Health Fund
The Children's Health Fund Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services The Children's Health Fund is a non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of healthcare services for kids. It offers Blue Bus, a pediatric mobile medical clinic that offers curbside checkups and treatments. The firm also supports the Terra Firma project, a program the provides healthcare, mental health support, and legal assistance for unaccompanied immigrant minors. The company was founded by Irwin E. Redlener, Karen B. Redlener, and Paul Simon in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Health Services |
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