Retired GE Exec Pressman Joins New York Life Board

Mr. Pressman held positions of increasing responsibility during his tenure at GE, which began in 1980. Prior to his most recent role heading GE Capital Real Estate, Mr. Pressman’s positions included chairman, president and CEO of GE Insurance Solutions (former Employers Reinsurance Corporation), and President and CEO of GE Asset Management.

As president and CEO of GE Capital Real Estate, Mr. Pressman led one of the world’s largest and most diversified commercial real estate finance and investment firms, with a presence in 35 countries and a portfolio of more than $85 billion in assets. 

Mr. Pressman holds a bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College and he continues to serve the College as a Charter Trustee. He serves as chairman of the national board of A Better Chance, a nonprofit organization that opens doors to leadership development for children of color in partnership with our country’s top middle and high schools, and as a Director of Pathways to College, a nonprofit that delivers college preparatory skill building to underserved populations in some of the country’s toughest urban and rural districts.