Kathryn Kaplan (October 2007)
Then: Chief Learning Officer, Maimonides Medical Center
Now: Chief Learning Officer, Vice President of Organization Development, Maimonides Medical Center
In Kathryn Kaplan’s eight years with Maimonides Medical Center, she has built a bigger emphasis on engagement throughout the institution and works to build communities among front-line employees, giving them the permission, encouragement and structure they need to share knowledge.
Quote: “I’m not only chief learning officer, but I’m vice president of organization development now, and that means that I have a team — a department — and that I’m focused both on managing and leading [in ways that are] more strategic.”