John Kim

John Y. Kim
President and Chief Executive Officer
New York Life Investments

John Y. Kim is President and Chief Executive Officer of New York Life Investments, a subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. In this role,
Mr. Kim is responsible for all of the divisions and subsidiaries of New York Life Investments, with a particular focus on their continued profitability and strategic growth. New York Life Investments and its affiliates have more than $224 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2008. He is also a member of New York Life Insurance Company’s Executive Management Committee. This group is comprised of New York Life’s senior executive leaders, and assists the CEO in establishing company policy.

Mr. Kim has an impressive 25-year history as a business executive in the investment management and retirement plan industries. Prior to joining New York Life Investments, Mr. Kim was President of Prudential Retirement, where he led the defined contribution, defined benefit, and guaranteed products businesses. Before joining Prudential, Mr. Kim was President of CIGNA Retirement and Investment Services.

Mr. Kim has published many articles and appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including CNN, NBC, CNBC and Bloomberg News. In addition, he was a regular panelist on the PBS program “Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser” for seven years.

Mr. Kim received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Connecticut and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and holds his Series 6, 7, 24, and 26 designations through FINRA (formerly NASD).