With a BA in ethics, politics, and economics from Yale College, an MBA from Yale School of Management, and a certificate in digital marketing from New York University, author Paul M. Kaplan has applied his focus to researching history. He serves on the board of directors for the Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy and has been involved with the Yale Writer's Conference. He is a prolific writer with several documentaries in the works and enjoys traveling, having visited six continents. His fascination with travel and the history of places led him to pursue writing as an avenue through which to share experiences and universal themes. Kaplan makes his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.