Frederick Sievert, president of New York Life Insurance Company, plans to retire from the company in June.
Sievert, 59, says he will fullfil a long-held dream this fall, by entering the master’s degree program at Yale Divinity School.
Sievert began working for New York Life as a senior vice president in 1992. He became a vice chairman in 1997, and he became president in 2002. He has been active in leading New York Life operations outside the United States as well as domestically.