Lisa S. Kaplowitz
Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
(917) 576-5150 lisa.kaplowitz@business.rutgers.edu Curriculum Vitae
Director of the RBS Center for Women in Business
Faculty adviser to RBS Women in Business
Faculty adviser to RBS Finance Alumni Network (FAN)
Lisa Kaplowitz is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice in the Finance and Economics department at Rutgers Business School. She earned the Dean's Meritorious Teaching Award in 2018. She teaches students the fundamentals of corporate finance, with a focus on applying these concepts to decisions typically encountered in corporations and investment banking. Her courses combine excel modeling, case study analysis and strategic thinking. She challenges her students to move beyond the calculations and ask, "what does this mean?" and "how are we going to use this information to grow the business?"
Professor Kaplowitz is also the co-founder and executive director of the Center for Women in Business (CWIB), whose mission is to remove barriers, build community and empower women. In 2020, she was honored as a "Woman on the Rise" by Paradigm for Parity.
Professor Kaplowitz leverages her almost 25 years of experience as an investment banker and CFO, during which, she established a record of growing businesses and increasing profitability by creating focused strategies, reducing costs and streamlining operations. She began her career as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank and Bank of America. She then transitioned to the company side, where she served as the Treasurer of Bed Bath & Beyond, and subsequently, as CFO of various private equity-backed start-ups. She later created Kaplowitz Advisory Group, LLC to support executives, at all stages of growth, with using finance to help direct corporate strategy and decision making.
In addition, Professor Kaplowitz serves on the Board and is Treasurer of PowerPlay NYC, a non-profit that uses sports to advance the lives of underserved girls, helping them growth emotionally, socially and academically stronger.
She earned a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Brown University and an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. While at Brown, she was captain of the Women's Gymnastics team, 4-year MVP, 4-year All-Ivy, 3-year Academic All-Ivy, 2-year all-ECAC and was inducted in the Brown Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018. She is a tireless advocate of women's athletics and, in 2018, founded Brown Athletics W.O.M.E.N. (Women's Opportunity, Mentorship & Empowerment Network).
Professor Kaplowitz resides in New Jersey with her husband and 2 sons, and enjoys traveling, skiing and anything active.
Executive MBA Experience
Professor Kaplowitz teaches corporate finance as part of the highly regarded EMBA Powerhouse. Her hands-on sessions, leveraging extensive experience both on Wall Street and Main Street, equips Rutgers EMBAs with fundamental finance concepts, such as budgeting and planning, that they need to master to succeed at the executive level.
MBA, Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University-Finance, Management & Strategy, and Organizational Behavior
AB, Brown University, Economics and International Relations
Thought Leadership: A conversation with finance professor Lisa Kaplowitz
Business Insight: The pandemic resulted in greater equity at home: Why that may be a good thing for the future of women and work
How Men Benefit from Close Relationships with Women at Work
Webinar: A Journey through Space, Business, and Beyond - Leading with Passion and Purpose
The Pandemic's Impact on Working Parents and the Implications for the Future of Work
Rutgers researchers: Job Satisfaction, Productivity Rise for Working Parents during COVID-19
Graduating senior is awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Rutgers Business School-Newark seniors named among 100 Best & Brightest business majors
Executives, alumni coach women's golf players for business world
Center for Women in Business gets to work on making change
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Bloomberg QuickTake: Lisa Kaplowitz on Working Women Post-pandemic
Yahoo Finance, Top Experts Provide Empowering Insights for Women, Lisa Kaplowitz
Morning Star, June 2 Panel of Execs Discuss Supporting Women for Leadership, Lisa Kaplowitz
Yahoo Finance, 'Delivering Good' Plans Roundtable Series With Industry Leaders, Lisa Kaplowitz
Inducted into Brown Athletics Hall of Fame for Gymnastics (Class of 2018)
Recipient of Dean's Meritorious Teaching Award in 2018.
Recipient of Dean's Meritorious Service Award in 2021.