Lori Kaplan

Lori Kaplan serves as the Vice President of Audience Insights at NPR, a role held since November 1997, where a comprehensive career trajectory includes positions such as Senior Director, Director, and Deputy Director of Audience Insight & Research, along with experience as a Research Manager and Analyst. Prior to NPR, Lori Kaplan was a Senior Business Analyst at CFI Group, overseeing data sets and market analyses across multiple European cities for various industries. Lori Kaplan's earlier experience includes a role as a Hospital Planner and Market Researcher at Michigan Medicine. Academic qualifications encompass an A.B. in Political Science and Psychology and an MS & MUP in Urban Planning and Natural Resource Policy from the University of Michigan, along with participation in the United States Information Agency Exchange Program at Lomonosov Moscow State University.