Awards & Recognition
★UConn School of Business Hall of Fame inductee (2001)
★Honorary Doctorate of Science from UConn (2016)
★Executive Council recognition at New York Life
Notable Facts
→Former President and Chief Investment Officer of New York Life Insurance Company (2015-2019)
→Founded Brewer Lane Ventures in 2019, managing partner of insurtech/fintech VC firm
→Independent Director at Franklin Resources Inc. (Fortune 500 financial services company) since 2021
→Board member at Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) since 2018
→Previously CEO at multiple major firms: Prudential Retirement, CIGNA Retirement, Aeltus Investment Management
→Led growth of New York Life assets from $213 billion to $582 billion
→Started New York Life Ventures in 2012 with top quartile performance
→Donated $1 million to UConn scholarship fund in 2016
→Multiple board positions at insurtech startups including Socotra, Ladder Life, Avibra