 Caplow created Grayscale with frequent collaborator Nathalie Manzano to pursue design consulting and development opportunities in sustainable real estate, ecological technology, and long-term risk management.Ted Caplow was born Theodore Caplow, Jr. in New York City in 1969 to Anne Christine Allen and Theodore Caplow.His father, also known as Ted Caplow, is a well-known American sociologist and author of over 20 books in the social sciences.