Steve Kaplan serves as Managing Director at Lucid Capital Markets. Prior to joining Lucid, Mr. Kaplan served as Head of Capital Markets at Ladenburg Thalmann, a middle market investment bank. Mr. Kaplan has worked in the financial community for over twenty-five years and has substantial experience advising companies in a variety of industries. During his career, Mr. Kaplan has participated in over 600 transactions, including approximately 75 SPAC IPOS, for both public and private companies. Mr. Kaplan has also served as Co-Founder of River Capital Partners, a healthcare investment banking boutique firm, spent three years with Prudential Securities where he was a Vice President in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group and three years as a Vice President in the Corporate Advisory Group of Jefferies & Company. During his tenure with these firms Mr. Kaplan primarily focused on the Healthcare industry, though he also completed transactions in the technology, retailing, and financial services industries. Mr. Kaplan's background also includes three years as a Manager in the Corporate Finance Group of Deloitte & Touche, where he primarily focused on performing due diligence reviews related to acquisition transactions and four years as an auditor with Pricewaterhouse Coopers.