Diane Kaplan

Diane Kaplan was appointed to the CPB Board of Directors by President Joseph Biden and confirmed by the Senate in December 2022.

Ms. Kaplan, of Anchorage, Alaska, is President and CEO of the Rasmuson Foundation, Alaska’s largest philanthropic organization. Before joining the Foundation, she provided consulting services for philanthropic organizations, Native corporations and tribes, and nonprofit organizations. Prior to that, she served as chief executive officer of the Alaska Public Radio Network.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Kaplan worked at public radio stations in Philadelphia and Berkeley, California, and was a Program Manager for the California Public Broadcasting Commission. In addition to public service in Alaska, she sits on the Community Advisory Council for the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank and on the Board of Directors of United States Artists.

Her term expires in 2026.