Sy Sternberg received a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from City College of New York and a M.S.E.E. degree from Northeastern University. Mr. Sternberg is Retired Chairman and CEO of New York Life. He joined the company in 1989 as a senior vice president, became executive vice president in 1991, was elected vice chairman of the board in February 1995 and became president and chief operating officer on October 1, 1995. He became chairman of the board and chief executive officer on April 1, 1997, and remained CEO until his retirement on June 30, 2008. Mr. Sternberg was recently elected chairman of the board of Northeastern University and currently is the Director of CIT Group and Express Scripts, Inc.. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Sternberg has received appointments to serve on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) and the mayor’s task force on Career and Technical Education Innovation. In addition, he also serves as a Board of Trustees member for numerous organizations including Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City and the Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY
