Rob Kaplan is founder and CEO of Circulate Capital. He established Circulate Capital to deploy catalytic capital in partnership with leading corporations and investors to scale solutions that advance the circular economy and prevent the flow of plastic waste into the ocean in South and Southeast Asia. Rob leads Circulate Capital's strategy, team, and operations as the firm identifies, incubates, and invests in opportunities diverting waste from the environment into the recycling chain in South and Southeast Asian countries. Circulate Capital's model relies on supporting the local innovators implementing solutions on the ground, on partnerships with global corporations to leverage their supply chains to drive scale, and on incentivizing a new generation of entrepreneurs to build a fresh pipeline of investable projects. His expertise also led Rob to become a Forbes contributor and a recognized speaker at high level conferences addressing the ocean plastic issue and/or the role of investors in advancing the circular economy. Rob is co-founder and senior advisor to Closed Loop Partners, an innovative platform for impact investing, sustainability, and the circular economy. The Fund has deployed more than $60M into recycling and circular economy investment opportunities focused in North America. Rob also served as director of sustainability for Walmart Stores, Inc. where he was responsible for packaging, customer engagement, integration with the consumables business, and leading Walmart's cross-functional efforts to eliminate 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas from the supply chain.