Mr. Schwartz is Executive Vice President Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Assurant Inc. since April of 2008. He previously served as Chief Corporate Governance Officer and Secretary of The Bank of New York Company Mellon Corporation Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. General Counsel and Senior Vice President of The MONY Group Inc. and Senior Vice President General Counsel and Secretary of Willis Corroon Corporation. Mr. Schwartz began his legal career in 1978 with Debevoise & Plimpton in New York and later joined the Los Angeles office of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom. Mr. Schwartz serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Corporate Counsel and is a frequent writer and speaker on corporate governance securities law mergers and acquisitions and other corporate law topics. He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California School of Law and a masters of business administration from Vanderbilt University Owen School of Management. |