It’s your life, live it with pride


Join the team that puts love into action

By becoming a financial professional, you can build a meaningful career that combines entrepreneurialism, flexibility, significant income opportunities, and the chance to help people in your community. At New York Life, we’re proud to serve the needs of the LGBTQ+ community, support a diverse workplace, and take a stand for what’s right. Be part of something bigger—today, tomorrow, and for generations.

The LGBTQ+ community has unique financial situations that vary from individual to individual and from state to state. I strive to help educate and serve this community, as it is my community.

KELLY A. DECKER

New York Life Financial Professional

Community is family

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We take pride in helping one another.

At New York Life, our supportive culture is part of who we are. That means lifting our own careers in a meaningful way while helping others along the way—both inside and outside our company walls. The proof is in the history we stand upon, the resources and programs we create, and the partnerships we have with LGBTQ+ community organizations.


Some of our LGBTQ+ community partners:

  • Hetrick-Martin Institute
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • Out & Equal
  • Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders
  • National LGBT Chamber of Commerce

You can help build better futures

The LGBTQ+ community has come far, but still faces an uneven financial playing field. You can bridge the gap by empowering this community to protect their families and plan for retirement—in good times and bad.

Your success is our success

Building a career takes time and perseverance. As a financial professional, you’ll have the opportunity to build a life-long career with many paths. New York Life offers the resources to help you get there.

Local sponsorship events and seminar content.

Personalized ads and collateral to help build your practice.

Long-standing connections to communities, schools, and organizations.

Recognized as a great place to work, for all

We’re a company that believes you can only do your best work when you can be your true self. This value of inclusivity keeps us moving forward for the better. And it shows.

By The Human Rights Campaign1

 

By Forbes and Statista in 20232

 

By Seramount3

 

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Our support knows no boundaries

For generations, New York Life has supported the LGBTQ+ community. Whether responding to the AIDS crisis, supporting marriage equality, or providing an inclusive workplace, we have a long history of taking action. We’re proud to continue to serve the needs of the LGBTQ+ community, to support a diverse workplace, and to always take a stand for what’s right.

New York Life is an Equal Opportunity Employer –M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

1Human Rights Campaign, "Corporate Equality Index 2022", https://www.hrc.org/resources/corporate-equality-index, 2022.
2Forbes "2023 America's Best Employers for Diversity", https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-employers-diversity/, 2023.
3Seramount "2022 Inclusion Index Organizations". https://seramount.com/best-companies/2022-inclusion-index-organizations/, 2022.