Heather Nesle is president of the New York Life Foundation, the charitable foundation created by New York Life Insurance Company. In addition to her Foundation duties, she is senior vice president of New York Life’s Corporate Responsibility Department.

The New York Life Foundation devotes most of its funding each year to childhood bereavement support and coaching initiatives. Since its founding in 1979, the Foundation has made more than $490 million in contributions to U.S.-based non-profit organizations. New York Life Corporate Responsibility initiatives include sustainability reporting and strategy, disaster relief and the award-winning Volunteers for Good program, which helps New York Life employees and agents nationwide volunteer within their communities.

Ms. Nesle most recently served as vice president, corporate sustainability at HSBC Bank USA. Prior to that, she served in various roles at Fannie Mae, most recently as senior capital markets manager, as well as senior communications manager, and information architect.

Ms. Nesle’s leadership has been recognized with several honors, including the 2024 “Woman of Distinction” award from the Girl Scouts of Greater New York and the 2018 “Charlie Award” from the Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose (CECP). She was also selected as a David Rockefeller Fellow by the Partnership for New York City in 2020. Ms. Nesle serves on the Board of Directors of the Afterschool Alliance, Philanthropy New York and the Women’s Forum of New York. She has previously served on the boards of Monumental Women and the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association.

Ms. Nesle holds both a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and human services from George Washington University. She currently resides in New York City with her family.