Robert Steven Kaplan has served as the 13th president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas since September 8, 2015. He represents the Eleventh Federal Reserve District on the Federal Open Market Committee in the formulation of U.S. monetary policy and oversees the 1,200 employees of the Dallas Fed. Kaplan was previously the Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice and a Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School. He is the author of several books, including What You Really Need to Lead: The Power of Thinking and Acting Like an Owner; What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential; and What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential. Prior to joining Harvard in 2006, Kaplan was vice chairman of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. with global responsibility for the firm's Investment Banking and Investment Management Divisions. He became a partner in 1990 and served as co-chairman of the firm’s Partnership Committee. He was also a member of the Management Committee. Following his 23-year career at Goldman Sachs, Kaplan became a senior director of the firm. He serves as chairman of Project A.L.S. and co-chairman of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, a global venture philanthropy firm that invests in developing non-profit enterprises dedicated to addressing social issues. He is also a board member of Harvard Medical School. Kaplan previously served on the boards of State Street Corporation, Harvard Management Company, Bed Bath & Beyond and Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. He was also a trustee of the Ford Foundation, co-founding board chair of the TEAK Fellowship, co-founder and chairman of Indaba Capital Management, LP and chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee at Google, Inc. Kaplan was appointed by the Governor of Kansas as a member of the Kansas Health Policy Authority Board. Born and raised in Prairie Village, Kansas, Kaplan received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.

Ms. Hager co-founded Thackeray Partners in January of 2005. Thackeray is a real estate company which invests nationally in industrial and multi-family investments through a series of private equity funds. Thackeray’s investment partners include university and healthcare endowments, charitable foundations and high net worth families. As co-founder, Ms. Hager’s efforts at Thackeray Partners are focused on overall Thackeray strategy, deal sourcing, limited partner communications, asset management, fund raising and fund administration. Prior to founding Thackeray, Ms. Hager spent over 16 years at the Trammell Crow Company and subsequently Crow Holdings, the investment office for the Trammell Crow family where she served as Managing Director. Ms. Hager started her career at Price Waterhouse. Ms. Hager is a graduate of the University of Texas. She is a full member of the Urban Land Institute where she previously served as Chair for a small scale development council and is currently serving as Vice Chair of the North Texas District Council. Ms. Hager is currently serving as Chair of the University of Texas Real Estate Center where she is also a member of the Executive Council.