David Kaplan
$2.43B
$31.5M (1.3%)
as of 07/14/25
About David Kaplan
David Kaplan is a cofounder of credit-focused alternative investment firm Ares Management, which manages $419 billion in assets.
Kaplan has been at Ares since 2003 and previously spent three years at venture firm Shelter Capital Partners and a decade at Apollo Global Management.
He currently serves as a partner and co-chairman of its private equity business alongside cofounder Bennett Rosenthal.
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United States of AmericaSource of wealth
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Los Angeles, CaliforniaMarital status
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08/29/67 (age 57)Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of MichiganSelf-made
self-madeDavid Kaplan’s fortune is worth
40K
troy ounces of gold
37K
median U.S. household
24K
median U.S. income
0.049%
U.S. credit card volume
0.01%
GDP of the United States
0.007%
United States debt
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