Morgan Kaplan

Morgan L. Kaplan is a public policy and government affairs specialist with a passion for how advanced software, AI systems, and emerging technology can have a positive impact on government, business, and society at-large.

He is currently Director of U.S. Government Strategy & Affairs at Vanta, and was previously Senior Policy & Communications Lead at Palantir Technologies, a Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the Executive Editor of the quarterly journal “International Security” at Harvard Kennedy School, and before that an academic researcher focused on insurgencies and Middle East security politics.

Kaplan holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago, has extensive on-the-ground experience in Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories, and has published across news media, public policy, and academic outlets, including Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post, War on the Rocks, Lawfare, and International Studies Quarterly.