| 1 | Name: | Mrs. Helene L. Kaplan | |
| Institution: | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Carnegie Corporation of New York | ||
| Year Elected: | 1990 | ||
| Class: | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | ||
| Subdivision: | 502. Physicians, Theologians, Lawyers, Jurists, Architects, and Members of Other Professions | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1933 | ||
| Death Date: | January 26, 2023 | ||
Helene Kaplan received a J.D. from New York University School of Law. She is currently Of Counsel to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. She has served in the not-for-profit sector as counsel or trustee of many scientific, arts, charitable and educational institutions and foundations. She is a trustee and Vice-Chair of the American Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Corporation of New York, The Commonwealth Fund, The J. Paul Getty Trust, and The Institute for Advanced Study. She was Chair of Mount Sinai School of Medicine and a trustee of Mount Sinai/NYU Health. Ms. Kaplan is Chair Emerita of Barnard College and has served as Chair of Carnegie Corporation of New York, where she is an honorary trustee. She was a member of the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government, and chaired its Task Force on Judicial and Regulatory Decision Making. From 1985-87, Ms. Kaplan was a member of the U.S. Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on South Africa, and from 1986-90, she served as a member of New York Governor Mario Cuomo's Task Force on Life and the Law, concerned with the legal and ethical implications of advances in medical technology. Previously, Ms. Kaplan served as a trustee of The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the MITRE Corporation, and the New York Foundation. She was Chair of the New York Council for the Humanities and Vice-Chair of the New York City Public Development Corporation. She is a retired director of JP Morgan Chase Corporation, The May Department Stores Company, Metlife, Inc., Exxon/Mobil, and Verizon Communications and a member and former director of the Council on Foreign Relations. Helene Kaplan is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. She was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1990. | |||