James Kaplan

Senior Vice President

James Kaplan

James Kaplan works with family offices, fiduciary advisors, and ultra-high-net-worth families on advanced, tax-efficient planning strategies that protect family capital and support long-term legacy goals. He is widely recognized for his specialization in Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI) and its thoughtful integration within sophisticated estate, investment, and governance frameworks.

With more than three decades of experience serving complex family wealth, Jim brings a fiduciary-first mindset to every engagement. He collaborates closely with independent advisors and legal counsel to ensure strategies are aligned with family intent, investment discipline, and multigenerational risk management—never product-driven outcomes.

Jim is deeply involved in shaping the firm’s strategic direction while remaining actively engaged in complex family-office-level planning. He is a frequent speaker to professional advisory audiences and previously served on the boards of M Financial Holdings, Inc. and M Life Insurance Company, offering rare insight into governance and carrier-level risk management.

Jim holds the Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®) designation and serves on the Board of Directors of the Mariano Rivera Foundation. He lives in Jackson, Wyoming.

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