He was a graduate of Princeton University, and earned a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.^[2]

Clapman was the CEO of Governance for Owners USA Inc, and previously served as Senior Vice President & Chief Counsel for TIAA-CREF for 32 years.^[3] He served on multiple boards and committees, including the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, the AARP Mutual Funds Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors at iPass^[4] and the Conference of Fund Leaders; a joint initiative of the Yale Center and Mutual Fund Directors Forum.

Clapman was elected a member of the American Law Institute in 1993.^[2]

He was the 2005 recipient of The International Corporate Governance Network Award for his achievements in corporate governance and his contributions to improve global corporate governance standards.^[5]

Clapman died from complications of COVID-19 at the Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, on February 9, 2021, at age 84, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland.^[6]

Life and career

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