Treasurer

Mark Kaplan is a retired executive with decades of experience across media, finance, and innovation. He began his career as a broadcast journalist before earning a MBA, leading him into business. He spent several years in investment management, before transitioning into social impact venture capital and entrepreneurial ecosystem development.

While living in Maine, Mark served for over a decade at CEI Ventures, investing in mission-driven startups and helping build the state’s innovation economy. After relocating to New Hampshire, Mark led a turnaround of the New Hampshire Innovation and Commercialization Center, creating Alpha Loft, an organization supporting early-stage ventures, university spinouts, and student entrepreneurship. He later served as interim CEO at New Hampshire Public Radio.

Mark’s parents were believers in and supporters of the right to die, which informed his views. When his father became largely incapacitated due to a fall at the age of 92, Mark supported his decision to use VSED to end his life. While Mark had long been carrying an interest in the right to die movement, after his father’s death he sought out and became actively involved with NHAELO.