Biography

Beth Kaplan has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2014 and formerly served as our President and Chief Operating Officer from 2012 to 2015. Ms. Kaplan is the managing member of Axcel Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm investing in early stage and growth companies and is a Venture Partner at Revolution Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm investing in technology-enabled businesses. She previously served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of GNC. Ms. Kaplan currently serves on the board of directors of a number of companies, including public companies Brilliant Earth, a jewelry company; Howard Hughes Corporation, a real estate development and management company; Crocs, a manufacturer of footwear; and private company, Cooper’s Hawk, a full-service restaurant and winery chain. She also served on the board of the Meredith Corporation, a public company, from 2017 to 2021. Ms. Kaplan holds a B.S. in Marketing, Finance, and Economics and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.