Board of Directors

FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT

Ralph de la Vega
Elected a director in 2009, is chairman of the De la Vega Group LLC, and was the vice chairman of AT&T Inc. and chief executive of AT&T Business Solutions and AT&T International LLC.  Mr. de la Vega is a member of the Governance Committee and the Insurance & Operations Committee.

Barbara G. Novick
Elected a director in 2021, is a co-founder and former vice chairman of BlackRock.  Ms. Novick serves as the chair of the Investment Committee and is a member of the Insurance & Operations Committee.

Craig L. DeSanto
Elected a director in 2021, is New York Life’s Chair, President & CEO.

Michele G. Buck
Elected a director in 2013, is chairman, president, and chief executive of The Hershey Company. Ms. Buck serves as chair of the Talent, Diversity & Compensation Committee and is a member of the Governance Committee.

Robert B. Carter
Elected a director in 2016, is chief information officer of FedEx Corporation, executive vice president of FedEx Information Services, and co-chief executive of FedEx Services. Mr. Carter is a member of the Audit Committee and the Insurance & Operations Committee.

BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT

Robert F. Friel
Elected a director in 2019, was the chairman & chief executive of PerkinElmer Inc. Mr. Friel serves as chair of the Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.

Claire L. Babineaux-Fontenot
Elected a director in 2021, is chief executive of Feeding America. Ms. Babineaux-Fontenot is a member of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee.

Thomas C. Schievelbein
Elected a director in 2006, was the chairman, president, and chief executive of the Brink’s Company and was also the president of Northrop Grumman Newport News. Mr. Schievelbein serves as lead director and is a member of the Governance Committee, the Investment Committee and the Talent, Diversity & Compensation Committee.

Donna H. Kinnaird
Elected a director in 2017, was the chief operating officer and senior executive vice president of Reinsurance Group of America Inc.  Ms. Kinnaird serves as chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Insurance & Operations Committee and the Investment Committee.

Paula A. Steiner
Elected a director in 2021, was the chief executive of Health Care Service Corporation. Ms. Steiner serves as chair of the Insurance & Operations Committee and is a member of the Investment Committee and the Talent, Diversity & Compensation Committee.

Mark L. Feidler
Elected a director in 2006, is a founding partner of MSouth Equity Partners and was the president, chief operating officer, and a director of BellSouth Corporation. Mr. Feidler is a member of the Governance Committee, the Investment Committee and the Talent, Diversity & Compensation Committee.

Edward D. Shirley
Elected a director in 2015, was the president and chief executive of Bacardi Limited. Mr. Shirley is vice chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Insurance & Operations Committee and the Talent, Diversity & Compensation Committee.