JOHN M. KISSOON

 

ASSISTANT Vice President &
Director, Community Investing Program

 

                

 

 

    JOHN M. KISSOON is Assistant Vice President & Director, Community Investing Program of the Life Insurance Council of New York, Inc.  John joined LICONY in August 2003 after stints at Washington Mutual Bank and Chase Auto Finance.  His major responsibilities include coordinating all aspects of the community investing program; preparing annual LICONY budgets and periodic financial status reports; managing the membership dues assessment process; and, assisting in the work of the Technical Investments Subcommittee and the Strategic Planning Committee.

     He came to LICONY with extensive international experience in managing development projects, economic and social research, trade negotiations and small business facilitation.  He has also worked in the insurance industry.

     John holds a Master of Arts degree in economics from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada and a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Economics) degree summa cum laude from the University of Guyana.  He is also a Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) and more recently earned a Certificate in Financial Analysis from New York University. John is currently a candidate in the CFA program.

     John and his wife reside in Jamaica, Queens with their four children.