Following graduation from business school, he joined
Kidder, Peabody & Co. There, he founded the Financial Futures Department and co-founded the High-Yield Bond and Merchant Banking Group. In 1987, he was elected as the president and CEO of Kidder, Peabody & Co., the investment banking and broker-dealer subsidiary of the parent, Kidder, Peabody Group, Inc. At the same time, he was also elected as president and
chief operating officer of the parent company. In 1989, he joined
Nomura Securities, where he served as the chairman of Nomura Holding America Inc., managing director of the Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., and chairman of Nomura Europe Holding plc. In 1996, Chapman stepped down from his position as co-chief executive and became managing director of the parent company, while also retaining the ceremonial role of chairman of Nomura's U.S. division. Chapman left the company in 1999. He currently owns many properties and companies throughout the United States, including the
Brooks Lake Lodge, a private 800-acre ranch in Dubois, WY and the
Snow King Mountain Resort which has the one-of-a-kind
Snow King Observatory and Planetarium in
Jackson Hole,
Wyoming. ==Philanthropy==