Joel Kaplan

Joel Kaplan is Chief Global Affairs Officer at Meta overseeing both the setting of global policy and communications teams, interacting with policy makers and regulators around the world. Prior to that he was Vice President, Global Public Policy at Meta where he managed the company’s global public policy strategy. He joined the company in 2011 after a distinguished career in public service and business. Kaplan served in the White House as Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy under President George W. Bush from 2006-2009, where he was responsible for the development and implementation of the Administration’s policy agenda. He framed strategic decisions on a full range of policy matters and integrated the execution of legislative, communications, and external outreach and policy strategies on behalf of the President and Chief of Staff. From 2003‐2006, he served as the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and from 2001‐2003 he was Special Assistant to the President for Policy within the White House Chief of Staff’s office. Immediately prior to joining Meta, Kaplan was the Executive Vice President for Public Policy and External Affairs for Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH). He began his professional career as a law clerk for Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge J. Michael Luttig and then for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Kaplan served as an Artillery Officer in the United States Marine Corps for four years and holds a B.A. in government from Harvard College and J.D. from Harvard Law School.

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