Background
Kamen, Harry Paul was born on June 17, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Arrived in the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1945. Son of Benjamin and Manya (Manishin) Kamen.
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Kamen, Harry Paul was born on June 17, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Arrived in the United States, 1936, naturalized, 1945. Son of Benjamin and Manya (Manishin) Kamen.
AB, University of Pennsylvania, 1954; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1957; postgraduate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
With, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. New York City, since 1959;
vice president, secretary, associate general counsel, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1979-1983;
senior vice president, secretary, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1983-1985;
senior vice president, deputy general counsel, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1985-1986;
senior vice president, general counsel, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1987-1989;
executive vice president, general counsel, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1989-1991;
executive vice president, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1991;
senior executive vice president, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1991-1993;
chairman, chief Executive officer, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 1993-1996;
president, Chief Executive Officer, chairman, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, since 1996. Chairman corporation governance subcommittee New York Stock Exch., 1987-1991.
Board directors Banco Santander, Madrid, Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) Steel Corporation, New York City Partnership Business Council.
Member of advisory board Institute on Law and Economics, University of Pennsylvania, since 1987, board overseers school arts and science, since 1993. Chancellor's advisory county State University of New York. Vice chair John F. Kennedy Center Corporation Fund.
Trustee Committee Economics Development, since 1993, Smith College, since 1994. Member American Bar Association (secretary committee corporation laws, section corporation banking and business law 1979-1982, Chairman of Commission Corporate Counsel 1981-1983, county business law section 1988-1992, chairman ACLI legal section 1991-1992), Association Bar City New York (chairman corporation lawdepts. 1988-1991), New York County Lawyers Association (board directors 1988-1991), American Law Institute, American Arbitration Association (board directors 1988-1991), Association Life Insurance Counsel (Board of Governors 1989-1991), New York Academy Sciences (member president's county since 1993), New York Chamber of Commerce (board directors), Harvard Club, East Hampton Tennis Club, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Susan J. Klein, February 1, 1958 (deceased February 1996). Children: Katherine, Abigail. Married Barbara J. Levine, March 9, 1997.