It is a dawn broken by the sudden alarm clock, followed by the hustle of hurried bankers. This is a story that Wall Street bankers face every morning. John Kim, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the New York Life Investment, unfolded his life story at the LG-POSCO business school building, Korea University (KU) on September 4.

▲ Photograph provided by KU Communications team. John Kim, Chairman and CEO of New York Life Investment giving a brief lecture about US Economic and financial market update.

With its title “My way to become a leader at Wall Street: US Economic and Financial Market Update,” his lecture mainly focused on the current financial condition of the US and his life journey that led him to the top of the internationally renowned corporation.

Being the leading figure in the Wall Street, he is armed with extensive knowledge on finance and professional operational skill. He was elected in 2011, January and once served as the chairman at the Aetna Life & Casualty as well as the CEO at the Prudential Retirement.

New York Life Investment, branched from New York Life Insurance Company which is by far the largest mutual life insurance corporation, is now managing assets that amount to 380 billion dollars. It was founded in 1845 and has vaunted itself as one of the most financially stable companies, and ranked at the top of the evaluation done by four leading credit-rating agencies. Yet its service is not confined in firm-to-firm transaction, offering large range of small-scale products as well.

His lecture encompassed broad range of themes, weaving seemingly disparate topics like life, finance, and leadership in a single thread.